I have to agree with sproulman on this one.. Those German Shorthairs are excellent hunting dogs. They have been known to hunt coyotes with them as well. I was debating on getting one when I ended up deciding on the Irish Setters..
He's killed at least 6 or 7 woodchucks over at the fairgrounds where I run him every night and it ain't purty when he grabs one!
My Irish has caught 4 birds and I really do not like it at all. I have tried to break him as I only want him pointing. I am not 100% sure if he is broken of it or not, but, he has not caught any more in a while.