by Angela Keer | Aug 12, 2013 | Bird Hunting, Essays, Ruffed Grouse Society, Writing By Content, Writing by Magazine, Writing By Style
When my daughter and son were younger, they both wanted to be firemen. Those convictions came about after our local Fire Chief Joe and his crew visited their school. The demonstration included an inspection of the fire truck, helmets, axes, pike poles and the siren. I...
by Angela Keer | Feb 27, 2013 | Bird Dogs, Bird Hunting, Bird Hunting South of the Mason-Dixon, Essays, Ruffed Grouse Society, Writing By Content, Writing by Magazine, Writing By Style
Parts of our country are a natural fit for game birds and bird dogs. Richmond County, North Carolina, is one of them. Robert Ruark, widely known for a career of outstanding writing including The Old Man and the Boy, worked as a newspaper stringer in the town of...
by Angela Keer | Feb 27, 2013 | Award Winning Work, Essays, Fly Fisherman, Fly Fishing, Saltwater Fly Fishing, Writing By Content, Writing by Magazine, Writing By Style
It was as perfect a September as ever. The temperature at night was cold enough to ice the deck of my boat, and hot enough during the day to make me sweat. Indian Summer as it’s known here in the Pilgrim State of Bassachusetts. Before the sun was up I walked...
by Angela Keer | Feb 27, 2013 | Bird Hunting, Bird Hunting South of the Mason-Dixon, Essays, Ruffed Grouse Society, Upland Bird Hunting New England, Writing By Content, Writing by Magazine, Writing By Style
Of all the activities I do in the outdoors, be it dog training, shooting, trout fishing, turkey hunting, waterfowling, striper fishing, horseback riding, or anything else, grouse and woodcock hunting ranks first. I count down every day until the season begins like a...
by Angela Keer | Feb 27, 2013 | Bird Dogs, Bird Hunting, Essays, Ruffed Grouse Society, Upland Bird Hunting Canada, Writing By Content, Writing by Magazine, Writing By Style
Opening day is the one of the days we await all year long. Its the time when we gather family, friends, dogs, favorite shotguns, and trade in our everyday lives for the woods. If we’re lucky the day falls on a weekend and, we don’t need to make special...
by Angela Keer | Dec 31, 2012 | Bird Dogs, Bird Hunting, Bird Hunting South of the Mason-Dixon, Covey Rise Magazine, Essays, Feature Articles, Upland Bird Hunting Canada, Upland Bird Hunting New England, Writing By Content, Writing by Magazine, Writing By Style
My heart skipped a beat when my wife told me she loved Albert. He was a young, muscular, good-looking tricolor setter of North Carolina quail stock, part of the field-dog rotation at The Webb Farm. Bill Webb owned him, Wade Meacham trained him and Kenny Rabb hunted...
