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.
If I can't do it seated supported 350 is out of my range.
But if there's that much sage I can probably get closer.

 

[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.

 

[Quandary]

I was listening to Cliff Grey's podcast with the guy that runs the Gunwerks long range shooting school. A former Marine scout/sniper. They were talking field shooting positions and mentioned one that I never thought of before. Great for sage, tundra anything you need to get up over low brush etc. Until recently I never had a long legged bipod so this shooting position would not have occurred to me, however I recently got a Hatch Outwest. So thought I'd give the position a try. Kneeling using the fully extended bipod legs and a tripod. Shot it running from 300 to 600 in 50 yard increments than ran out of loaded rounds. Absolutely rock solid. If you have the time to set this up it works great.

 

[MTBackroads]

The side mirror of the efftwofiddy is how god intended.
Pack frame or trekking poles if you must dismount.

 

[mt terry d]

I was listening to Cliff Grey's podcast with the guy that runs the Gunwerks long range shooting school. A former Marine scout/sniper. They were talking field shooting positions and mentioned one that I never thought of before. Great for sage, tundra anything you need to get up over low brush etc. Until recently I never had a long legged bipod so this shooting position would not have occurred to me, however I recently got a Hatch Outwest. So thought I'd give the position a try. Kneeling using the fully extended bipod legs and a tripod. Shot it running from 300 to 600 in 50 yard increments than ran out of loaded rounds. Absolutely rock solid. If you have the time to set this up it works great.

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Same concept for hunters with looped trekking poles and backpack.
Also rock solid.

 

[Quandary]

Differences is that won't work well for those of us that are physically limited in the extremity department

 

[mt terry d]

Differences is that won't work well for those of us that are physically limited in the extremity department

You are absolutely correct. Everyone is different and has different physical abilities and limitations
I'm 70 and don't bend very well anymore. This setup worked extremely well for me.
Just like all positional shooting everyone needs to experiment to determine what's best for themselves.

 

[100percent]

I carry a spartan springbok every where for any type of situation out to 400. Works like a charm!

350 offhand is totally irresponsible

 

[R@crx37372]

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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Sitting with a tall bipod would be what I would do in this situation. Worst case stand my pack up vertically and use it as a rest.

 

[partsunavailable]

I carry a spartan springbok every where for any type of situation out to 400. Works like a charm!

350 offhand is totally irresponsible

Watch an off hand stage at a hunter type match. A 12" plate at 200 will make fools out of 80 percent of the field.

 

[43.6N]

Watch an off hand stage at a hunter type match. A 12" plate at 200 will make fools out of 80 percent of the field.

True that

 

[go_deep]

Dozens of times we just find the biggest and highest sagebrush bush, set the gun in it on top, and let 'er rip tater chip.

 

[Dugstad]

I would have my tripod. Otherwise, I’d probably purchase the taller rugged ridge or tricer bipod.

 

[Weldor]

Viper sticks, expensive but worth every penny.