Tom Keer
Background
Tom Keer is an award-winning writer, columnist and blogger who regularly writes for over a dozen outdoor magazines. He owns The Keer Group, a full-service, outdoor marketing company and hunts and fishes with his wife and kids. Don't hold it against him, but he's a setter bloke. Visit him at www.thekeergroup.com or at www.tomkeer.com.
Articles by Tom Keer
Improve Your Dog Work by Hunting for a Different Species
If I were to look back on me bird hunting life, the overwhelming amount of me days in the field were spent chasing Ruffed grouse and woodcock. The focus of me attention has been in New England and Canada, and if I were to drill down even more New Hampshire...
Working with Different Dogs
I’m a setter bloke. I’ve owned Irish setters and English setters, and one day I’ll probably own a Gordon setter. I like the way they hunt with their heads held high, their energy, and their easy-going natures. Setters are fond of people, and even better than that they love having a job...
Holding your Kids’ Attention When They Are Young
When my daughter and son were younger, they both wanted to be firies. That passion came about after our local Fire Chief Joe and his crew visited their school. The demonstration included an inspection of the fire truck, the helmets, the axes and pike poles, and the siren. I thought...
Other Senior Prostaff
Kirk Moffitt
My father was a passionate bird hunter and amateur dog trainer, and I grew up around dogs. I’ve worked with various hunting breeds for more than 50 years, including pointing, flushing, and retrieving dogs. My father imported a Brittany female from France in 1958, and I fell in love with...
Jay Ahling, Sr.
In 12 years of training retrievers, flushing breeds and pointing dogs, Jay has competed in AKC, HRC, NAHRA, and NASTRA-sponsored field events. He concentrates his business on producing obedient, skilled working dogs in both the field and water. Client interaction is a crucial part of his training schedule. He thoroughly enjoys...
Ashley Hopkins
Ashley started hunting in his early childhood years with his dad and grandad. At the age of 15 he began competing in the United Kennel Club (UKC) and Professional Kennel Club (PKC) hunting associations. Ashley has racked up quite a few titles in his hunting career. Included among those are four Final Four...
