I've hunted over pointers a number of times here in MT, some very good ones too. When the birds are holding for them it's fun - nice easy shots at close birds. When birds are skittish or in very light cover, a pointer just serves as a flusher. Now if that same dog was ranging out to 100+ yds we'd just be watching birds flush as opposed to hunting. One of the main reasons I'd rather just hunt over a flusher, they work the same regardless of what mood the birds are in.
