Upland dogs that will also retreive ducks and geese?

[yellow dog]

I am leaning towards a Brittany, the bush I would be hunting could be tough for strictly a flusher (too thick) and the longer hair would serve it better in the winter, plus they are smaller which would be fine for everything but geese (which we normally field hunt anyway). I pinged a few breeders to get an idea, no done deal yet but I miss having a dog around and I need to get moving on something or I never will.

We shall see what happens coming into the spring, lots of Brittany breeders that have been recommended in previous threads here, so that is a good selling point too.

No such thing as too thick for a flusher more like too thick for the hunter .lol I have hunted many times the areas you hunt and my Springer would burn up those areas. And my flusher retrieves geese without any problems.

[Cass]

I am leaning towards a Brittany, the bush I would be hunting could be tough for strictly a flusher (too thick)

A flusher is more suited to thicker bush - they flush the bird out to you. With a pointer you're going to be the one fighting the bush to get the bird.

[Cass]

And my flusher retrieves geese without any problems.

Mine too, and he's a little english cocker.

[vom Dufenshmirtz]

Never looked at the Munsterlander

you should

but first decide if you want a flusher or a pointer.

[vom Dufenshmirtz]

Mine too, and he's a little english cocker.

He is NOT little, he's the size of a good springer

[vom Dufenshmirtz]

With a pointer you're going to be the one fighting the bush to get the bird.

How many times have you hunted grouse with a pointing dog?

[Cass]

He is NOT little, he's the size of a good springer

Well you know what I mean, LOL

[Cass]

How many times have you hunted grouse with a pointing dog?

I haven't. My point was don't rule a flusher out... they flush, its what they do. My dog will take on a solid wall of prickly ash. We don't finish any hunts where his face isn't raw.

[werner.reiche]

No such thing as too thick for a flusher more like too thick for the hunter .lol I have hunted many times the areas you hunt and my Springer would burn up those areas. And my flusher retrieves geese without any problems.

"too thick" and springer don't belong in the same sentence.

[yellow dog]

Yes you are correct ,my mistake .lol