If you can't "SEE" a lab as an upland dog then you are probably blind! Holzinger Kennels is as good as it gets as far as pointing labs. Anything as closely bred to GMPR MHR Rik's Risky Raider SH MH is as good as it gets. Oh by the way, the 2001 US Open Pheasant Hunting Championship.
I have a pup from Terry's lines and at 1.5 yrs old he'll hunt with Any breed.
He will hunt a field wide open and under control all day long, most the time taking less than an hour to limit on public lands that get pounded, when the fancy pointers can't pin a bird anymore my labs are putting birds in my freezer.
I love all sporting dogs, but my area is best suited for flushers after the young birds have been shot, I know guys that shoot 1-5 birds with their pointers all year in Wisconsin and rip me apart about my labs but they don't ever want to be around them while hunting because they produce the birds. relentless drive, no matter the weather or terrain.
No matter the breed do your homework, there are all kinds within every breed, my lab is probably a lot hotter than most would like but with training he's 100% under control, Terry describes him as a hi powered dog, remember you can't put desire into a lazy dog, but you can control it. if you only occasionally hunt then you may need a less driven line of dogs.
As for them being upland dogs, we shoot 100+ birds a year over my labs in a state not known for pheasants, grouse hunt until it's over, then we will be tournament hunting and shed hunting, labs can handle anything in the field!
Seriously, I have hunted with a guy who fields a small Jack Russell and it's pretty effective. No lie! 
