As another big game hunting season comes to a close, I want to share a tip. I’m still surprised, after all my years of hunting, how many fellow hunters I see in the field without shooting aids. I talk to countless hunters during the year, and hear lots of stories. I hear too many accounts of missed shots, and worse yet, crippled game. Both of these can be remedied with a solid shooting rest.
In talking with folks, I feel the number one reason they’re not using shooting sticks is because they don’t want to take the time to learn how to use them, thinking they are big, bulky, noisy and take too much time to operate. Just like anything, the more you practice with shooting sticks, the more confident you’ll become in using them, and the fewer misses you’ll have. In this demonstration I’m using my favorite shooting stick, Bog Pod’s Red Legged Devil.
We work hard and invest a lot of time and money in hunting, but whether or not we put meat in the freezer comes down to the shot. I hope this short video helps dispel some myths about tripod shooting sticks and shows how easy they really are to use. Good luck out there!