High T Perch for Squirrel Hawking

[harrishawker]

Is there a extend able high T-Perch i can buy for Squirrel hawking, like the fold up ones .

Just wondered if anyone knows where to get one....Thanks

[Tiercel78]

All of the T perches that I have see are hand made. Paint poles, PVC, etc are all good materials.
Course I'm not sure how much luck you will have with a T perch hunting squirrels. All the birds I have flown or see others fly would prefer trees to T perches if there is a choice.

[kenbro77]

I agree, I do not know that the hawk will stay on the perch as long as there are tall trees around. I have a really good and tall T-Perch I made from a painter's pole. I use it when I am hunting rabbits in an open field.

[harrishawker]

I was thinking of more hoisting them onto a perticular branch say next to a drey.
A lot of the time you cast the bird up it does not quite get to where you want it to go.
Just a thought.......

[chrismt89]

you should be able to train the hawk to go up everything ive read says they are able to learn many signals much like a dog (sit,stay,laydown,ect.) im not sure how you would do it but someone else may know around here im sure someone does

[Tiercel78]

Birds naturally pick the highest most stable perch. If you are in a area with lots of trees the bird is going to feel more comfrotable in the trees.
You may be able to do it but it's going to take a whole bunch of time that would be better spent just hunting the bird. He'll figure it out that he needs to get higher the more expirence he gets.
The whole purpose to even train to a T perch is to give a height advantage to the bird in a area void of tall structures or trees.

[dirthawker]

chrismt89 said:

you should be able to train the hawk to go up everything ive read says they are able to learn many signals much like a dog (sit,stay,laydown,ect.) im not sure how you would do it but someone else may know around here im sure someone does

well I doubt you could train a hunting bird to sit, lay down, or role over but IF you do get it to do it I would like to see it lol.

as for the problem with getting up higher time will teach the bird to do this its just like my birds. when I spot game I yell ho and point at the game over time they learn that if they don't see the game to look at me and I will be showing them where it is. at first they don't get it but over time they learn that this works. it is the same as training the bird to work with the dog at first they don't pay attention to the dog but after a while they just key in on the dogs mannerisms

[harrishawker]

Ok..great comments. I really meant him to get high over corn fields etc where they can't see anything off the fist but maybe i am jumping ahead of myself at the moment.
He is doing very well without it (see log) but you want the best for your bird don't you

cheers

[Tiercel78]

I though you where hunting squirrels? The T perch would work in the corn fields if there aren't many tall tree close by.