Because I have not hunted for so many years, I am trying both ways, I will try with and without for the next few years. When I hunt my brittany with other dogs, its really hard to figure out when he is on point without the beeper. I have been paying close attention to what everybody is saying in this forum. I think I posted in another thread that I went the first 3 weeks or so beginning of this season without a beeper. With just my dog it worked ok, but I lost a lot of time trying to find him. I did get some good grouse points that the bird held early on, but again I am not sure if hunting pressure is what makes the birds move more as the season goes on. I took a friend from the fox forum hunting a couple of weeks ago, and he liked the beeper. I am concerned enough about hearing loss to try other ideas. Thanks for everyone's input on this and all the other threads. I certainly am learning a lot in here.
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