Shooting stick design

[devon deer]

Hi Fellow hunters,

This might be help you out, not so much in the mountains, but on the plains i would say yes.
I can shoot a long way out with these sticks, they give you a steady platform, just like a bipod.
The cord length is very important, basically place your rifle on the sticks so the front stud (or bipod) goes in front of the forward 'V' and the rear stud to the rear of the 'V',, then tie off the cord so once you rest the rifle in between the V's it is taught.
The sticks you can get ina garden centre.

Cheers

Richard

 

[devon deer]

65 views and no posts, either i have upset you or you dont believe they work, so here is the proof from this morning, we had a light frost and i was in the fields before light, a tractor came down the road and disturbed 3 red hinds feeding, these ran off but i knew where to intercept them, so i took off running (yes a 51 year old can still run) in a different direction to do a loop, but as i ran into another field i bumped into a herd of 20 red hinds that were alert to all the commotion, these swiftly legged it into the forest.
Cursing i carried on running and then waited in ambush, sure enough after 5 minutes the 3 reds came over the hill, stopping to feed then walking for 10 yards, and so on, i got my sticks into position, placed the Browning 30-06 on top, gave them a quick 'bark' to stop them walking, and i didnt mess around, 130 yards 165 grain bullet in the engine room, i quickly reloaded hoping get to get another but no chance.
Look out Elk here we come!

Cheers form your hunting friend in the UK.
Richard

 

[tarheel]

Nice hind Richard; curious as to whether you have to observe seasons in the UK and if so do they occur in the latter part of the year as ours do? I know that the birds are in the fall and winter months, but curious about the 4 legged creatures.

Sticks look adequate for the job, most everyone here who uses sticks go for the over the counter type; adjustable, padded, a topic of discussion for the equipment junkies, pricey.

 

[devon deer]

Nice hind Richard; curious as to whether you have to observe seasons in the UK and if so do they occur in the latter part of the year as ours do? I know that the birds are in the fall and winter months, but curious about the 4 legged creatures.

Sticks look adequate for the job, most everyone here who uses sticks go for the over the counter type; adjustable, padded, a topic of discussion for the equipment junkies, pricey.

Yes Tarheel, strict seasons are adhered to, the females finish on March 31st, then they dont come back in season until November the 1st, but they often have young dependants following in November so i usually leave them alone until December.
The stags are about to shed their antlers, so the season for them comes to an end April 30th, then they start again August 1st.
But the roe buck season starts on April 1st (fools day) but they are often still in velvet but usually clean by the middle of April.
The sticks are great, i totally accept unsuitable for hauling up a mountain, but where there is long grass they are a god send, and they only cost me $25 to make.
Cheers
Richard

 

[mtlion]

Nice hind and nice shooting. Looks like they work to me.