As mentioned, most of your time spent with a dog is not hunting. You should consider how much room it takes to work a high energy dog and how far you will have to drive to these areas. If you are in the city as your profile suggests, you might be looking at 1/2-1 hour each day driving to an open spot. A few minutes at the off leash park is more of a torture to a big running dog than a workout.
I know you ask for the best Pheasant dog but if you are in Edmonton you will basically looking at release sites. Any decent house pet can find Pheasants at the release sites and even that gets old fairly quickly. I personally would be looking at a dog with a warmer coat than a GSP in central or northern AB and a dog versatile enough to do some water/bush hunting without ranging too far or or loosing patience.
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