I love setters. I had a King Farms English Setter back in my youth and there were lots of birds(and yes, grouse, in Indiana). We hunted every weekend and he got really good. He hunted to our surroundings, close in the woods and heavy stuff, farther out in the fields. I finished with two Springset Gordons. Grouse were about gone by then. Hunted them mosting in So. Dakota. They were littermates and the male could scent birds from much farther away than his sister. He was great, she was, well, really sweet. Great picture of your dog, good luck with the new pup. Just get them in in WILD birds as much as possible.