"Field Perches"

[bobdale]

We've seen the Harris Hawkers fly their birds off of "Field Perches". I'm not sure if that's the correct name for them or not. The designs are different but they're all variations on a theme... Long pole with a perching spot on top.
Has any one hawked their RT from one of those?
If so, i've never seen it done. I fear there is a reason for that.
This thought struck me when i was out with Buzz the other day in a place with lots of rabbits, but no trees. Any thoughts?

[Ooby]

I have seen people hunt red tails off of the T-Perch. It works just fine. The bird will quickly learn that the best place to be is on that T-Perch because thats where the bunnys come from.

You also want to call them to the T-Perch durring training, as opposed to calling them to the glove while on the creance.

Its a great way to give that little extra advantage in large fields with no perches around. Red tails take to it just as well as harris's.

[Riker]

Yea here in west texas there are no trees over 5 ft so i hunt my rt off a pole and he is just like a hh. There are actually a few guys in texas that do it. you train them just like you would a hh during creance training just introduce the pole get them to where they will fly to it for tidbitsjust like flying to the glove then try to walk around with them perched on the pole (for me this was the hard part bc my rt didnt like it at first) so what we did was one person would walk with the pole and i would call my rt down to me from the pole then he would fly back to the pole after a few days he was a champ and after he caught his frist bunny from the pole he loves it. I have never tired to introduce the pole to a bird after free flying or an intermewed bird so i dont know if it would work for everyone but.... works great for me

[falconer]

bobdale said:

We've seen the Harris Hawkers fly their birds off of "Field Perches". I'm not sure if that's the correct name for them or not. The designs are different but they're all variations on a theme... Long pole with a perching spot on top.
Has any one hawked their RT from one of those?
If so, i've never seen it done. I fear there is a reason for that.
This thought struck me when i was out with Buzz the other day in a place with lots of rabbits, but no trees. Any thoughts?

I have not seen these in the u.k
but am interested i will ask about m8

[Weasel]

From what I have heard, RT's are quite a bit harder to get used to the T perch as opposed to Harris's.

[Yarak]

With Rts they take to new things better early in the training program. Just set youself up for success early on. What I mean by that is to take the bird where the only perch is the pole. Have a bagged rabbit stashed in the field. At the right moment flush the quarry. It should not take to many of those for the bird to get the pole perch worked out. The steepest learning curve I have seen RTs demonstrate revolved around food.
Yarak

[Allan]

Hi Falconer..........
Youre dead right....
Theyre not used in the UK.
Imagine running through the woods,the brambles wrapping around your ankles,your hawking bag going round like a football supporters rattle,branches hitting you in the face,telemetry bag digging in your neck,dog baying his brains out,two wellies full of water..........................and youre dragging round a six foot extendable emulsion roller. ;D
That,d raise a couple of eyebrows at the club meet.

Cheers Allan.WHC.South Wales.

[redtailboy]

Well i went to a missouri feild meet and they had a good idea they used a painters telescopic pole and had a peace of pvc pipe wrapped with astro truff

[redtailboy]

dam it i ask that but i knew i just wanted to know how used them and the differnt desingns for them

[longbow]

We will see, I have one made and I'm starting CAsh on a T tomorrow. Tired of the only good fields not having good perches.

[titaniumtalons]

I use a 8' telescoping pole with pvc wraped in astroturf.

My training involves roosting!

I use a heavy base to hold the "T" perch steady in the mews as the highest perch and the hawk sleeps on it. In the field the hawk WANTS the "T" perch.

Michael Beran

[anka]

You could train him to follow you while in flight, hight above you while your walking around flushing for him. That way no need for perches nor T's. Good Luck