Thats why you should use (black) labs BroodBuster. Just kidding. Pointers are all right. God how I hate running roosters.

Anyways, BroodBuster is right, a good dog is where it's at. The biggest thing I think though is securing places to hunt. Make friends, or more, if you already have some. Go bang on doors too. It's nice to know someone in a small town that doesn't mind you throwing their name around.