I had one years ago ,he is in my avatar,he took all game ,and I used him to the gun as well ,Charley was soft mouthed enough so you could let bolters go after he had caught them but he ripped the shit out of "Red uns".A mate of mine had an excellent bitch Belle she took loads of game of all shapes and sizes,she was a beardie cross ,mine was a 34 greyx1/4 Border.I wasn't too impressed with the breeders kennels ,but this was over 30 years ago ,I beleive things are better now.I got into coursing again and went for saluki crosses ,but if I was after a biddable type a collie x might be an option.