Grew up in South Jersey, when I was able to keep up with my father, was handed a stick to beat brush for rabbits, 60s thru late 70s, always had a pair of beagles to hunt over, miss those days. 80s my brother bought a black Lab, I hunted her for upland and waterfowl, really loved upland bird hunting. 2004 finally got my dream Lab, Ponting Lab from Midwest. Live in Maryland but ran her back to Jersey to hunt stocked birds, found a great WMA where birds can survive a few years. Been 4yrs since she passed. Too old now to start another. Really miss her and upland hunting.