Do you have a bipod on your FAVORITE coyote rifle

[ivarhusa]

I sit and use sticks at all my stands, but watched a Predator Doctors video where they made their stands from prone position almost exclusively. They hunted some really barren ground with low grass cover (prairie dog towns.) Granted, there are many situations where prone doesn't work, but is it worth the weight and bother to have the bipod on there 24-7?

Many of you guys will have more than one coyote rifle, and some of your rifles may have bipods and others not.  I am interested in your go-to rifle.  If you were only taking one rifle in the field after coyotes (or other predators), would you want the bipod on there?

This brings up the subject of hunting from the prone position.  I could imagine getting pretty damp from the snow or frost.

Post script- In reality, I am probably going to put the bipod on my rifle anyway.  It is simply more fun to have "more", eh? But I was interested in what you guys think about bipods.

[SpokaneSlayer]

I have a bipod on my "go to" predator rifle which happens to be my deer rifle as well, a 25-06.  I like having it on there.  If you're going to get one, I'd suggest one that swivels a bit. 

[jackelope]

i hunt with a bipod on all my rifles. i tried the shooting sticks last year but will probably go back to a bipod this year. the harris bipod i use is tall enough to sit behind and shoot. i don't think i'd want the little stubby prone only sized bipod though.

[huntnphool]

I use sticks for deer hunting and on my AR but have a bipod on the .17HMR. The legs extend and are adjustable so I can sit on the ground and be shooting level rather than prone.

[boneaddict]

Offhand all the way. 

[Pathfinder101]

I have a bipod on everything, (including my front-stuffer).  Actually, I have a versapod, so I just have one set of legs, and mounts on all my guns. 

[saylean]

bipod, but I really only use it to set the gun down, which is handy.

[tlbradford]

I had a bipod for a while and loved it for propping up while calling and for long shots when you were pointed in the right direction.  I absolutely hated it when carrying it into the field because with my 50mm scope and bull barrel it would want to turn upside-down when it was slung over my shoulder.  I hated trying to adjust that thing to get it pointed in teh right direction, and it was useless on running shots, or for tracking an animal that is moving perpindicular to you.  I went to shooting sticks and loaned my bipod to a friend to try out.

I would only use a bipod again if I was routinely taking shots between 200-400 yards, and/or hunting bare flat ground from the prone position when you can't turn anyways.  For what it's worth, I believe that being in a sitting position, even in those areas where prone may seem like a better option, is better 95% of the time.  I would much rather have flexibility in getting into a proper shooting position in a 180 degree arc and have a slightly larger visual profile, rather than being limited to maybe 30 degrees of kill area, laying on cold hard ground, and having a lower visual profile.

[AWS]

I have to go along with tlbradford on this one, I carry my rifle in a backscabard and a bipod won't fit. Sticks are so much handier for me, I hunt alot of close cover and a bipod is a pain. Plus I can use them for a walking stick, for knocking snow off limbs befor I go through them, poking dead coyotes befor I grab them, also for checking out water depth and balancing on a beaver dam crossing.  Pretty handi items.

AWS

[satchel3006]

i use shooting sticks bipods mess up the balance to much and add unnessary weight imho

[bearmanric]

shooting stick's ruined to many stand's with bypod's. if i hunted open country all the time then a bypod some time's. when i'm in timber clear cut edge. if i have a bobcat to left or right. i lift gun with shooting stick's move slow left or right if i'm able. i dont like crouching down also and weight to much. Rick

[rasbo]

havent found a need for them yet.. more stuff to worry about or pack

[littlebuf]

i hike to far to justify adding any unneccisary wieght. i shoot well free handed and theres always a stump or something to rest on where i hunt

[bowhunterforever]

I have a bi-pod on my coyote gun but most of the time i use my shoting stick so i can sit while on stand.

[Bofire]

 :)Sticks!!
Carl