Mission Statement

Joel Hardin Professional Tracking Services (JHPTS) exists to provide specialized expert professional training and consultation service for search and rescue responders, law enforcement and crime scene investigators, and military Special Forces personnel.

For more than forty years, Joel Hardin has followed the footsteps of others, leaving in his trail thousands of trained trackers for military, law enforcement, search and rescue operations. Joel Hardin Professional Tracking Services provides expert trackers, teachers or consultants to meet the specific needs of each client. From world-wide deployment of expert trackers – to training and consultation for trackers and groups wanting to increase awareness of footprint evidence in crime scene and field investigations – there’s a service to fit every need.

For more than 40 years, Joel Hardin has followed the footsteps of others.

In his trail he leaves thousands of trained trackers for the military, law enforcement, and search and rescue.

Our certified trackers operate world-wide. From teaching and consultation to crime scene investigation, there's a service to fit every need.

Using step-by-step methodology, we train and certify professional trackers.

JHPTS sets the industry standard for incremental learning and skill development in tracking.

Mission Statement