Hobbs Happy Howlers

09/28/2026

“Did someone say… DEER?”

Levi and the rest of the HHH team are waiting patiently (well okay, quite impatiently) for archery opener this Saturday. Best of luck to everyone and as always… stay safe and practice lots!

What are we and what do we do?…
- We are a licensed tracking team for the state of Maine, leash only.
- Our dog does not hunt for deer, we only track game that has been legally wounded or has expired to recover for hunters who could not find it themselves.
- We help to prevent unnecessary waste and in turn help with wildlife conservation.

Can’t find your deer? Give us a call.
(207) 256-2730 OR (207) 212-1706

09/16/2026

…Tracking season is going to look just a little different for us at Hobbs this year!

Even though this might be some BIG news, there’s no need to worry when it comes to finding your deer - we will still be taking plenty of tracks this season.

If the time does come for me (Allie) to start slowing down on tracks this season, my husband (Trent) will be helping pick up on tracks. As much as we love going out on tracks together, it will be good to have someone to fall back on. He will be taking his tracking license test this September just in time for regular archery season to kick off. We look forward to seeing Trent finally behind the leash! Wish us all the best of luck as we venture this next chapter in our lives. 🧡

Wishing everyone a safe and successful season!
- The HHH Team

09/01/2026

Who do you think is more excited for this fall?

A. You ❌
B. Us ❌
C. The dog ✅

We might not be tracking bear again this year, but I’m willing to bet Levi sure wishes he was! Our team hopes everyone has a safe and successful bear season. We might be looking into potentially expanding our profiles to bear for NEXT year, with some proper training and studying. But in the meantime, Levi has been working very hard getting ready for this upcoming deer season… and expanded archery is just around the corner!

Levi as a large thick coated dog sometimes struggles with warmer weather tracks… but with his new “summer” harness and a wealth of gained experience from his first season tracking, he CRUSHED this hot and humid practice track. This was a midday track, aged 6 hours old and 700 yards long.

We are very excited to be venturing into our second season as trackers and look forward to another safe and successful year.

Practice lots… and don’t need us!

- The HHH Team

01/26/2026

The snowflake is a paid actor ❄️

01/26/2026

While the rest of us complain about all the shoveling, the pups are making the best of this big snow storm. 🐾❄️

01/18/2026

Our little “icefishing associate”, Jaws, always helping to ensure everyone has a good time out on the ice. Check it out!

Check out HHH’s video.

12/26/2025

Don’t worry, these deer here are safe! Wishing you all a very merry Christmas from the HHH team. 🐾🦌🎄

12/01/2025

These past couple weeks have been full of excitement! So much so that we haven’t had much time to post. I could go on and on about all the little details and things that made me happy, sad, proud, frustrated, but I will try and keep it brief!

We had 4 more recoveries (recovery #7, #8,
#9, and #10) and two in particular came with their own unique challenges. My husband and I also found our first ever sheds on two separate tracks the same week! I found the big matching set and my husband found the smaller single left side. Too cool! And talk about Déjà vu though… The first two recoveries we had were not only back to back, but both hunters also had the SAME EXACT first and last name and were totally unrelated. What are the odds!

To save everyone the boredom of reading an essay of a Facebook post, I will plan on uploading the stories in parts. So if you’d like to hear all about what exactly went down on these tracks and what makes each one special, stay tuned!

With r***e season officially over and our first tracking season very close to coming to a close, we have gained an abundance of knowledge and experience, made new friends, and have so many good new memories to hold on to. I’d be lying if I said it hasn’t been a roller coaster of emotions… but the pro’s so greatly outweigh the cons and make all the blood, sweat, and tears so worth it. I’m proud of our dog Levi and our team (my husband and my brother who do an amazing job helping me on our tracks), and for the dedicated ethical hunters that help give us this amazing opportunity to help our community. Not only do we get to work with our dog, which is AWESOME, but being able to give closure to hunters and do our part to help prevent unnecessary waste makes our job that much more special. It’s been an honor and from the bottom of my heart I want to thank every single person who has trusted us with their track this season.

We look forward to seeing what the next tracking season brings and as I always kid, we hope we never see you!