Shooting Sticks?

[syoungs]

I have one if the uber expensive tripod trigger sticks, it's always in the truck, and one time I carried it into the field.

To me its awkward and cumbersome to carry unless your headed to a spot to sit, if I did more coyote hunting it would get used more I suppose.

I purchased it thinking it would be nice to have in Wyoming chasing speed goats, I've found that correctly sized bippd that will work when sitting were a better investment for how I hunt 90% of the time.

[Okanagan]

My reading of mountain men indicates that they carried a walking stick and used it in most of their shooting, including combat.  With slow loading rifles they wanted every shot to count.

[follow maggie]

I use an extending bipod fairly frequently. It doubles as a walking stick to help my balance.

[ghosthunter]

I have one if the uber expensive tripod trigger sticks, it's always in the truck, and one time I carried it into the field.

To me its awkward and cumbersome to carry unless your headed to a spot to sit, if I did more coyote hunting it would get used more I suppose.

I purchased it thinking it would be nice to have in Wyoming chasing speed goats, I've found that correctly sized bippd that will work when sitting were a better investment for how I hunt 90% of the time.

I have trigger stick and used it a bit, but found it too big and noisey. I use shooting sticks from time to time. I went to a Gunrunner pack so when I don’t need them I put them in the scabbard.

[go4steelhd]

I use the Stoney Point shooting sticks. They have assisted in getting many big game animals for me. From 75-400 yard range  while sitting and 50-250 standing when laying down was not an option. I carry them extend while walking and expecting a quick shot.
They will take some practice over 200 yards

[724wd]

I carry stoney point sticks 72". I think they're owned by Primos now - Polecat.

But I'd REALLY like to give Stealth Pod X a try! I just gotta get over the sticker shock. https://stealthpodx.com/

[C-Money]

I use something like the Primos Steady Stix. I have used them for a long time. Cant remember the brand.

[Stein]

I've tried a few brands of shooting sticks and don't use them.  Either they are not stable enough (mono and some bi-pods), or they are cheaply made and break quickly - even those that cost north of $100.

I have settled on a Harris bipod sling swivel mounted.  I can get great prone or seated shots, just not anything standing.  For standing shots, I either use a tree or find a place to get a seated shot unless it's real close.

[splitshot]

Bogpod bipod all the way.mine is 5 years old. Had a phony trigger deal and it came apart, worthless. Am old and the boggy doubles as a cane. Also glass off it. Mike w

[KFhunter]

I'm using a trigger stick monopod,  it's not working well for my setup (snowmobile, calling cats, snowshoeing) and it's heavier than a shooting stick needs to be. 


I might just do something like this

[Tracker0721]

Hey KFHunter, I’m in the same area doing the same things, those breakdown shooting sticks primos make are great. Had to glue my bases in as they were sticking to frozen ground. But they fit in my water bottle pouch or there’s plenty of room in my spotting scope pouch.

[fire*guy]

I've found that shoot stixs are really helpful if your using your binoculars for an extended time for spoting animals. It will give you a much steadier view.

[KFhunter]

Hey KFHunter, I’m in the same area doing the same things, those breakdown shooting sticks primos make are great. Had to glue my bases in as they were sticking to frozen ground. But they fit in my water bottle pouch or there’s plenty of room in my spotting scope pouch.

These?

[bearpaw]

I use three different items depending on the situation.

When guiding I usually carry the tall trigger sticks for my hunter to use, but I'm not packing a gun when guiding so it's easy for me to carry them and I like to use them as a walking stick too. When I am hunting for myself I only use the trigger sticks for hunts where I'm sitting or not going very far, it's a hassle packing a rifle and trigger sticks unless you carry one or the other on a backpack and then it's really not that handy. When hiking very far hunting for myself I usually either have my fold up sticks in a pouch on my side (they look similar to what KF posted) or a tall Harris bipod on my rifle, which one I take depends on the type of vegetation in the country I'm hunting.

[Tracker0721]

Those look like them. A little less beat up and those collars look upgraded.