Do You Prefer A Flushing Dog Or A Pointing Dog + What Breed Do You Prefer?

[Bond,James Bond]

    I like a Pheasant  Dog that Flushes. I had a really Good Black Lab- Ben who Went through all the thick stuff. Right into the Briar Patches he went-- a Cackling Rooster Pheasant often exploded upwards.

   I also for many years took my Sister's  Golden Retriever- Cody afield. Same thick- right through the Thick stuff. Both Cody and Ben loved Snow Hunts and Rockwalls.

  Early on when,I started to Pheasant Hunt at age 14 in 1974- my Father had a English Setter- Peggy. Awesome Points she had on most Hunts.

  I take ABBEY out now. Another Black Lab.  I am probably done until next October. 

  Below is Ben with a Retrieve.  Photo snapped in December  of 2002 with a Kodak Throwaway Camera.

Edited February 7 by mowin

[Bond,James Bond]

Opps- Title should read- Pointing Dog Or Flusher. My Bad..

[Joe T]

I love my flushing lab!  I am hoping to take him bird hunting this Sunday at Hunts Family Preserve. It will likely be a snow covered field.

Edited February 7 by Joe T

[Bond,James Bond]

3 hours ago, Joe T said:

I love my flushing lab!  I am hoping to take him bird hunting this Sunday at Hunts Family Preserve. It will likely be a snow covered field.

Nice Looking Black Lab!

[Dogman]

Pointing dog ~ With that said I have had some fun times in the field hunting behind a flushing dog.  If everyone liked the same dog the world would be a boring place 

[BAS]

I have had both. I like the pointer especially with kids. It gives us a few seconds to get them into position and ready.

[Bond,James Bond]

  I snapped  this picture  of an Awesome Point back probably  in the 1980s with a Kodak Throwaway Camera.

[Don_C]

I'm not sure what the difference between a Pointing Pheasant Dog and a Pointing Dog is, so I'm just saying yes! My two year old English Setter is turning out to be a fantastic field dog and a perfect pet in the house. The pic of the retrieve below was his longest so far, about 80 yards on a crippled rooster. 

[mowin]

23 hours ago, Bond,James Bond said:

Opps- Title should read- Pointing Dog Or Flusher. My Bad..

Fixed it.  

[Mike103]

I am not a dog owner anymore but I enjoy both. I love watching a good pointer work. I agree that pointers are better for kids and older people. Gives them a chance to get set up.

A good flusher makes the hunt exciting. My kids are good shots, they are also grown up not kids lol, so it’s not an issue for us. More challenging is fine. 
 

I just love watching dogs work and people shoot.

[ATbuckhunter]

Pointing guy my self. Something about how a pointing dog thinks and how it works independent, but still in a team with you. Also that point is something of beauty. There's a reason there are so many paintings of pointing dogs

[vdep217]

Best of both worlds pointing lab.  Will run and flush a runner and point with the best of them 

 

Edited February 8 by vdep217

[crappyice]

I had a mixed breed....a pointer who was not trained enough so he flushed!!! Best of both worlds! My Brittany was awesome. When he was birdie it was so clear-grunted like a fired up buck as he was getting closer. Then he would point long enough until he could see the bird and hold a bit more but would inevitably break to make bird flush. 

[2BuckBizCT]

We had a beagle growing up who sucked at anything hunting related so we gave her away. Then we had an orange/white Brittany spaniel that was great at flushing pheasants for us in 3N NY.  But he didn’t really point. Guy down the road had 2 GSP’s that were amazing at pointing. I haven’t hunted with dogs for birds in 30+ years but always loved watching them work. I think that’s why I enjoyed lion, bobcat and lynx hunting so much to watch those blue ticks or whatever they are called follow tracks. 

[mlamm24]

Loved hunting behind a well trained Brittney for years and she was amazing at pointing. Her butt would shake like a leaf blowing in the wind when she was about to lock onto a bird. She also loved mouse...and would get distracted and start chasing mice under to snow if the bird action got slow.