I have three kemmer's that are very good dogs! My dad has a herd of kemmer's some are good and some not so good! They are just like any other breed their are good ones and bad ones. They are very tempormental dogs so I wouldnt advise whooping them when they mess up!
a guy that hunts with us has a few they open up on trail and trash some but they are pretty good dogs, they have good noses and you can hear em from a good distance, where you at in central Fl. i have some land in Oak Hill but dont get up there much
X2 my kemmer has all of those symtoms!!
open on hot track, almost a hound mouth, good nose, trash some, and tempermental. He is not gritty at all either.