shooting sticks

[M.T. Pockets]

For field hunting I prefer stix over a bi-pod. I use the shock corded ones that fold down and weigh very little. I think they're made by Butler Creek. Anyway, I have the two legged ones and they're great for sitting shots. I missed an elk clean about 10 years ago after climbing for an hour, I just couldn't keep the crosshairs from bouncing over it with every heartbeat. With stix I know I could have picked the hair I wanted to hit and drilled it.

I practice with mine using a .22 and they are a tremendous help with the big rifles, especially when in open country with no trees to use for a rest. I think back to a shot I made on a caribou with a very strong cross wind on the open tundra a few years back. There's no way I could have attempted it without the rest from those cheap little stix.

You'll like them a lot. Mine go with me everywhere my rifle goes.