Versdog,
I think we are saying the same thing except you went the pointer route and I went the flusher route. I had English pointers and red setters which would cover ground (I also used them in Shooting dog stakes with FDSB) and when hunting chukar, it was easier to keep track of them in a truck than on foot. I now hunt in the UP of Mi and the cover is tight. One tracks the bird by sound. This is why I said to check out the manner in which the different breeds hunt. One never knows what'll blow their dress up. I hunt with a terrier. Never thought I would use a terrier as a primary upland and waterfowl dog. Amazing what German testing can do, isn't it.

Dr Fatguy