Got out again for a great hunt on Sunday.  Wind was whipping, birds were running, but Sadie was able to track them down nicely.  In one field, we put-up 5 birds (a hen, and 4 roosters).  She quartered them down into the end of the field where they all flushed within seconds of each other.  The field was standing corn, and high grass, so we were on either side, with the dog quartering between.  I took a rooster that landed right next to my dad (on the far side), and Sadie fetched it as the other birds flushed.  Quite exciting!

Also took this shot of Sadie during a break (it was 65, so we rested regularly).

Sadie put-up 11 birds, and retrieved each of the 4 we shot (between the 2 of us, we shot 6 shells all day, so we were banging-'em).  She had some issues on the first retrieve, and actually tried to leave it (first one she tried to leave in 2012), but I corrected her, and she brought all 4 to my hand.  I have the first bird on my hat-cam (a hen), which I will post once I can upload it.  Great day!

Here is the video.  I indicated the wind direction as it was pretty substantial.  Sadie also seemed to figure-out the wind as the hunt went on, so I included her cross-wind work late in the hunt, where she stayed to the down-wind side of the field, and worked out, and back.  I have no doubts she could scent the whole field by working this way.  The video includes a kill-shot on a Pheasant (and in slow-motion), so viewer beware.  They are really beautiful birds as the flush, though!  Even more so in Slow-mo!
 

 Hat-Cam works pretty good!