Thanks Steve I have taken him out a few times and was amazed that he seems too put up wood cock and takes a great interest in them. As for the rabbiting side of things I have yet too get him in a location that has a lot of rabbits so he can flush one and hopefully view one. The reason being I am a bit limited where I can go while stock training him.
I walked him through sheep the other day and he barked too start with but after a tug on his extendible lead he ignored them. The sheep in this field did not run away. But I don't know how he would behave off a lead and if they did run so until that is sorted I have too be careful.
But yes he does have a hunting instinct that's fore sure. Tonight for example on our walk while on a lead he went nuts and wanted too dive into a hedge I have never seen him that excited before he was whimpering and all sorts with his tail going like mad. I think it must have been a fox that had just nipped across the path.
Any way any stock training advice welcome