Skip Tracer

We don’t know about anyone else, but for us, Dog the Bounty Hunter was a life-changer of a show. Seriously, what could be better than a leathered-out, Hawaiian-living, SUV-driving, big-hair-having bounty hunter running around apprehending bad guys with his band of equally awesome family members and associates? Not much, that’s what. And while we loved watching Dog’s escapades catching folks who ditched out on court dates after securing bail, we’d love even more to turn everyone’s attention to a new hero on the scene: Ferret the Skip Tracer.

A “skip tracer” is pretty much the same thing as a bounty hunter. It’s a person who goes after people who have skipped out on their legal and financial obligations. In the financial world, where Ferret the Skip Tracer makes his living, this involves tracking down people who amassed a bunch of debt and then disappeared without paying it. Ferret might not have quite as impressive of a ‘do as Dog Chapman, but what he lacks in hair and bling he more than makes up for in solid detective work. He spends a lot of his time on the computer, following his skip’s data trail until he can pinpoint their location.

He looks at financial transaction records, social media posts, county records like real estate deeds and marriage license requests, and even the activity of the skip’s known associates, all in an effort to track them down and bring them to financial justice.

Ferret doesn’t like to brag, but he makes a pretty decent living being a skip tracer. Maybe one day, he'll even get his own TV show.