Field Shooting Position - Sage Brush

[khart_6882]

It appears that nobody has mentioned over the hood of the pickup, which works well in most all hunting scenarios. The pro’s throw an old flannel shirt down as a rest to keep the magazine from scuffing the paint on the hood of their whiskey dented up 97 tacoma

 

[LongWayAround]

Seated with my pack as the rear and crossed trekking poles as the front support, assuming that's tall enough to see over the sage.

If it's too tall for seated, I could probably get comfortable just throwing my pack on top of a stout sage.

I don't carry a tripod very often and have minimal experience shooting off of them.

 

[Deerfield]

I’d probably just shoot offhand…

I generally have my tripod with me so that would be first choice. But if not, I always have my trekking poles with Wiser Precision quick sticks on them. Those, with a pack under the butt, makes a pretty solid setup.

 

[43.6N]

Thought it would be fun to discuss field shooting positions. Specifically what to do when you can’t get prone.

Scenario: You’re hunting mule deer in sage brush country (see picture) and see the buck of a lifetime at 350 yards. You can’t get prone to make the shot because brush is in the way. What shooting position would you use to give yourself the best opportunity to make a good shot? Assume you don’t have a tripod, but do have gear you would normally carry on a hunting trip.
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Love the premise of the post. The picture is Would love to see many-many more scenarios discussed like this.

As for me: seated, resting rifle forend off backpack. Filling negative space with bino harness.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

Primos Trigger sticks fully extended and probably sitting on my pack. I hate high kneeling. So, it’s either that or low crawl to 100 and shoot offhand.

 

[mt terry d]

Quik stix and backpack.

 

[Justin Crossley]

Thought it would be fun to discuss field shooting positions. Specifically what to do when you can’t get prone.

Scenario: You’re hunting mule deer in sage brush country (see picture) and see the buck of a lifetime at 350 yards. You can’t get prone to make the shot because brush is in the way. What shooting position would you use to give yourself the best opportunity to make a good shot? Assume you don’t have a tripod, but do have gear you would normally carry on a hunting trip.
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I wouldn't be hunting mule deer without a tripod....

My answer to this scenario is MDT Triple pull in the front and tripod rear support if there is time. If it's only 350 yards and there isn't time to set up both, I shoot off the top of the tripod.

 

[Justin Crossley]

This is what it looks like in practice. In the photo below, my son is practicing well beyond 350 yards in Colorado.