By coincidence, my brother was just gifted a year old reg. springer. He's been playing with it at the owners house for a week and brought it home yesterday to meet his new house mates and get used to the farm and his 3 hunting goldens. All things good to go at this time. Folks who owned him didn't like him because he didn't bark like a watchdog. It's our first venture into anything besides labs and goldens. Running him in the field is a kick. He's one busy boy, and works well in tandum with a golden thrown in. We're in woodcock/grouse country and the habitat is thick. Do try and make one pheasant hunt out west a year, so "Lincoln" ala Lincoln Jeffries, brothers wifes gun, will hit pheasant fields at least once. Anyone have a springer for grouse? and how does it work?? Thanks for your timely post. Randy
