Highlands Search and Rescue - HISAR

07/20/2026

Caitlin, Nicole, Alice, and Sharon worked on land navigation skills yesterday... Nicole and Alice found an unexpected little clutch of eggs that match our logo quite nicely! 😆

06/28/2026

It's important that our Mounted members get a turn to hide so they can see the horses work from that perspective. Today, members of the Ground and Mounted Divisions met so that Mounted member Alice could hide for Kodak. Two searches, two hides each. It sure made an impression on Alice!

06/20/2026

We didn't get pictures of everyone, but today was Daylight map & compass land navigation. Well done, all!

06/05/2026

Yesterday, Christi and Badger attended Clinic Prep Session 2, Introduction to Scent Detection.... Drills and Small Field Searches. They did amazing, Badger seemed to know exactly what he needed to do from the very first drill. This is going to be a team to watch, they're new members of HISAR and will attend the October 10-12 Horsemanship & Equine Scent Detection Clinic with Terry Nowacki of the
American Equine Scenting Association. We are accepting a non-member writer applicants, DM for details.

06/05/2026

Today Christi and Badger attended Clinic Prep Session 2, Introduction to Scent Detection.... Drills and Small Field Searches. They did amazing, Badger seemed to know exactly what he needed to do from the very first drill. Terry Nowacki this is going to be a team to watch, you'll meet them at the October 10-12 Horsemanship & Equine Scent Detection Clinic!
American Equine Scenting Association

05/30/2026

Rachel had a chance to ride Kodak today. Sometimes it's useful for a rider to work with a different horse, especially one that's farther along in training. In this case it helped the training team (Sharon, Kevin, John) to identify a few specifics that Rachel needs to focus on with Rikki - and reinforced some things Sharon knows that she and Kodak need to work on. 👍🏻😁😎 Very nice job today, Rachel and Kodak!

05/21/2026

Tonight, Stephanie/Dover and Alice/Georgie attended Prep Session 2 - Intro Drills and Small Fields! Sharon and Rachel instructed and hid, while Joe and Kevin assisted and hid. We'll be repeating this session again on May 30th with Christi, Rachel, and Alice riding. These sessions are in preparation for our horsemanship and scent detection training with Terry Nowacki of the American Equine Scenting Association on October 10-12, which there is still time to join. Message us or check our page for details.

05/20/2026

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05/12/2026

Tonight, we share our prayers and condolences with Warden Pilot Tibbetts' family, friends, and coworkers. He will be deeply missed.

Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is heartbroken to share that Game Warden Pilot Joshua Tibbetts died this morning in a plane crash in Avon, ME.

Game Warden Pilot Tibbetts served the people of Maine as a Maine Game Warden for 18 years, including the last three years as a pilot for Maine Warden Service. In that role, his specialized aviation work supported search and rescue, law enforcement, fisheries and wildlife conservation, and public safety across the state.

This is an incredibly difficult loss for his family, friends, colleagues, and the entire Maine Warden Service. We ask the public to keep his loved ones, his fellow Game Wardens, and all those affected by this tragedy in their thoughts in the days ahead.

The investigation into the crash is ongoing. The Department will cooperate fully with the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.

We are grateful for the emergency personnel who responded to the scene and for the support already being shown to the Maine Warden Service family.

04/23/2026

Rachel/Rikki and Sharon/Kodak enjoyed an unexpected training/fitness ride after the successful conclusion of today's search. (4 members and 2 horses responded.)