My Gracie is just a little over three years old and certainly doesn't have the experience on wild birds as most others and she bumps a good number of grouse. My opinion on this is that woodcock allow her to get very close to them, sometimes just a foot or two off her nose and I don't think she has developed the finesse to know that she can't get that close to a grouse - not even nearly that close.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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