thing is theres cover and then theres cover,yeah i like mine to use their nose and get into a bit of cover,crops hedgerows etc but they never going to get in underneath some of the cover i come across where the only way in is following a run,iv had dogs try and all they really manage is to leopard crawl in with back legs splayed out pretty much a worthless exercise when you can use a purpose bred busher along side them for flushing.
like i say big difference,iv always liked a dog that will follow quarry into cover while on the lamp,yeah it can get a bit hair raising when you got a fully co