Boise, I do not know much about pointers although I have hunted ptarmigan over english setters once. Pointers sure work hard. I've owned chesapeaks and water spanials. Spanials work harder than retrievers, on upland birds, and pointers work harder than spanials. Last fall I had the occasion to hunt chuckers over a GSP, in Nevada. I like bird hunting the most and I hunt ptarmigan most often...great fun.pak
