After the demise of the wild quail people have hunted released birds with all kinds of dogs....(I've hunted released quail with my Boykin).

Back in the day quail hunters used Pointers and Setters they were both very capable of finding any downed birds... never saw one that couldn't.

Pointers and Setters stalked the birds and pushed them into a covey then held point over the birds keeping them in a covey until the hunter arrived...this is only possible because a wild quails defense system makes them get in a covey.

A flushing dog is not capable of doing this.

Why I waste my time explaining this to an ignorant internet nimrod is beyond me.