Trigger stick

Just something else to have to carry and keep up with.

My dad is 90, so he has to have a stick of some sort to walk in the woods..., so his walking stick is a DIY monopod. He probably would like a Trigger Stick, but since he already had a walking staff...,

I have an older friend who hikes with a hiking staff, and carries his rifle slung when hunting. He uses the staff for part of his camping shelter, and..., he also uses it for a DIY monopod.

Basically a DIY monopod is you grip your hiking staff with the left hand when you're a right handed shooter, and while standing you lay the forward portion of the rifle over top your left wrist to get a stable situation and sight picture.

I just put the palm of my "weak" hand against a tree and lay my rifle into the crook of that hand's thumb and first finger. Works well enough for me...

Whatever works for you is good, and whatever gets in the way is not.

LD

I use one for still hunting with my handguns. Gives me the rest I need for making a decent shot and also gives me support for walking. It works great for moving raspberry/blackberry briars outta your way too. Collapses down and fits in my pack if and when I get tired of it.

I have something similar to the “trigger stick, but am more stable from shooting sticks!

I prefer a good moderately stiff set of shooting sticks. Mine are homemade from 1/2” fiberglass rods (the fibers run linear along the rod), 48” long. They are stiff enough to assist in walking deadfall, snow covered rock slides, ect., tall enough to shoot over much of the lower brush, not very heavy, and offer good stability for a 600 yard shot ( my self-imposed range limit on game) if need be! memtb

Crossed sticks, tripods or other rests make good sense. Around here, some longish shots are possible.

I have been using a set of Primos Polecat sticks for years and recently picked up a Triggerstick tripod from a friend. I’ve just started experimenting with it but so far I like it. It appears to be slightly better than the crossed sticks for hunting from a blind or stand.

I use a Primos Triggerstick Tripod all the time on pig hunts. Lightweight, fast and steady. I consider it an upgrade from the Bogpod tripod I was using previously.

I've tried the single sticks and don't find them much help. The versions with 2 crossed sticks are much better, but even those require some practice to use effectively.

Something like this.

(1) BOG Havoc Shooting Stick Bipod Black – The Infidel Co

Or this.

Swagger Stalker Lite Shooting Sticks 21 to 36 Black (midwayusa.com)

I use a bipod pair sometimes. For big game I think they are largely unnecessary for me, since we are generally talking about a large target at modest ranges. Where I really appreciate them is small game and similar. Makes it far easier to do headshots and when I am hunting a river bottom I occasionally use the bipod as a big pair of tongs to fish game out of the water.

It depends on what your using it for? I have a sitting trigger stick tripod and other than sighting in my crossbow and deer hunting it sucks. Most of my rifles dont fit the V yolk that attaches to the head unless its a thin stock 22lr. They are stable on the legs but the yolk moves to much for precision work. I tried whacking woodchucks with mine and due to the shallow V and the entire handle part flexing I missed twice. Went prone on a cheap bipod and wacked him. I prefer my stoney point tall shooting sticks.