A 20, 16, or 12 with a good modified left barrel and I/C or mod in the right barrel. Shot sizes in 5, 6, or 7 1/2 would do well. I think a 28 gauge is not quite enough payload for pheasant unless the shots are 30 yards or less. Pheasants can sometimes take a lot of lead and keep on flying. You need to either break wing bones or head and neck bones. Seven lbs. or less makes for a relatively easy walk.
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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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