Pheasant Season

I took JR the lab out on Saturday and Monday to see if he could flush any pheasants for me to shoot and him to retrieve. So far, no luck, but it's been interesting using a "duck" dog for upland style hunting. I don't have a good enough command over the Pointers and Setters at the farm to really use them, plus since the PA Game Commission releases the birds, they aren't exactly wild which means the pheasants run instead of fly. Therefore, a flushing dog can be more effective than a pointer. We will get some birds since we have until the end of November.