Elli Hill NYS Leashed Deer Tracking Dog

11/14/2025

Today in Cazenovia...

Congrats to Bob! Bob took a xbow hit at a doe this morning. Thinking she was laying deceased right out of sight, he got down from his stand to take a look. He came across her bedded down about 70 yards away. She took off into a thicket and he made the right decision of backing out to ask for help.

Elli was pretty excited when we got on the line, and was able to locate her quickly!

She also wants to wish everyone luck tomorrow! 🐾

11/09/2025

Congrats our Smyrna hunter today! 🦌🐾

Elli made quick work of this track and they were able to locate the deer in 8 minutes. The hunter had shot him last night and backed out when the blood showed that the deer had started making circles.

Matt and Elli had two other tracks today. One of which became a safety issue. The other the deer was pushed out of its bed by coyotes, that she worked very well!

11/04/2025

After a long weekend of rest, Elli today in McGraw, NY!

14 year old hunter Grayson was with his Dad in a blind. He took a shot at his first crossbow buck yesterday at about 11am. Knowing it was a stomach hit, his dad made the right decision to back out.

This morning they tracked blood for about 300 yards, and then called in a dog. The track was about 800 yards from the hit site with no beds. Stomach/intestines, and all uphill to the find. 🐾🦌

10/26/2025

Today in Oswego...

Elli napped all day yesterday with no calls, she was ready for action today! Matt took her up to Oswego where a hunter had taken a bow shot and could not locate any blood.

He tracked with a friend for a bit through leaves that were kicked up and eventually lost evidence. Luckily, he made the right decision of backing out and calling for a dog. Elli took the line right away and 320 yards later, there he was!

Congratulations, Nate! 🐾🦌

10/24/2025

Today in Otselic...🦌

Congratulations to Wayne! Wayne took a crossbow hit last night that he thought was a high shoulder shot. No hair or blood was found at the hit site (or anywhere else), and the arrow was still in the deer.

We are happy that we were able to recover his biggest buck yet, a beautiful 10 point! What a great group of guys to meet today. Thank you for having us!

10/23/2025

Today in New Hartford! 🦌

Elli made quick work of finding this hunters prize. After seeing she did not want to leave it, he was even nice enough to go back in the thorns to bring her a leg for a chew toy!❤️🐾

Big congratulations to Harry, and thank you for making her day in multiple ways!

10/11/2025

We originally decided to train Elli to track our own wounded deer, because as much as one practices, s**t happens.

Yesterday/today, was one of those s**t times. We would have absolutely never have found this deer without Elli. 1.5 mile total track, no beds, sporadic blood.

Before last light, Matt took a confident shot at a nice buck we had on camera. He waited a bit before checking out the hit site and did not see his arrow.

We waited an hour before starting Elli on the track. We thought he ran across the road and shouldn't be far. She was determined and kept us on the line for .9 of a mile. We didn't have permission to go on the next property so we pulled out.

At home, we talked about the shot and blood, and how nothing made sense! Very frustrating.

This morning, we went back to the hit site and saw the arrow which showed intestines and (?), called our mentor who also was also mind blown by the situation.

Thankfully, today we got permission from lots of awesome neighbors! We set out this afternoon and got her back on where we left off. The terrain was awful and it was not an easy process. Once she locked on the line, she pulled us in the right direction. It's tough to trust your dog, when you don't any evidence yourself!

But as usual, she was right. She brought me to a creekbed while Matt stood at last blood. I asked is this right? And she answered by pulling the lead. Then I saw specks of blood, what a relief! I looked up and saw him laying there ahead! I shouted to Matt to come quick so he could watch her get her reward of tugging on him.

Team work makes the dream work!

09/30/2025

Now that deer season is upon us, wounded deer tracker Elli would like to remind hunters of necessary things in the woods!

1. Check your equipment, practice often.

2. After your hit, pay attention to the deer's reaction. Note every move, we will ask you for what you saw and where the hit was.

3. When in doubt, back out! A clean search line makes the work a lot easier for the dog. You and your buddies boot prints will not help with a grid search if you stepped on scent and spread it around.

4. Be honest. If you aren't, the dog will tell us.
We all have the same goal!

Give us a call, reach out on facebook Ellie would love to help you recover your deer.

08/23/2025

As deer season approaches, wounded deer tracker Elli would like to remind hunters of necessary things in the woods!

1. Check your equipment, practice often.

2. After your hit, pay attention to the deer's reaction. Note every move, we will ask you for what you saw and where the hit was.

3. When in doubt, back out! A clean search line makes the work a lot easier for the dog. You and your buddies boot prints will not help with a grid search if you stepped on scent and spread it around.

4. Be honest. If you aren't, the dog will tell us.
We all have the same goal!

12/14/2024

We had a successful first year tracking with Elli! Here are some of our favorite moments. Thank you to all who contacted us to track for them. Best of luck for the rest of the season!

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11/15/2024

Congratulations to Garrett in Clinton today on his first buck ever! 🥳

I got the pleasure of tracking with him and his father, a SP K-9 officer.

Garrett took a great shot at 4pm yesterday, and we started around 11 this morning. Elli had gotten to a bed they found where they had lost blood, and continued the trail to find a speck more. She led us through a cornfield, where we weren't seeing any more sign.

After we checked probable places where she had no interest, we got into another area... Garrett's father notice her head snap (which I didn't) and saw it was blood she was checking out. Everyone's hope rose again then!

She was hot on it at that point, and took us into a thicker area. Suddenly, she stopped and perked her ears up. I saw a deer thrashing on the ground. The first dispatch of her career took place, as he was still alive 20 hours later! She had no hesistation to the shot and couldn't wait to get to it. I am so appreciative of the praise they gave her, and so was she! 🦌🐾

11/07/2024

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