Field Shooting Position - Sage Brush

[dgfavor]

I dig my Rokstedi P242 bipod that extends to 42" for the typical sagebrush we have to deal with and shoot over. With just a little incline, seated, using my bino harness for rear rest and knee to also get "bone-ground" contact it is really steady and generally provides a good sight line. Here is my wife set up with it at about mid height:

Not exactly sage brush in this scenario but tall grass - me setup and swacked a whitetail in the far right side clearing seated, resting rifle butt on top of my bino harness, "elbow to knee to ground", etc.

It's become my go to "mid height", sage brush setup.

Few years ago I had this pretty nice 3x3 at 185yds separated completely by waist high sage brush. If I stood up, I'm sure he/they would have busted. Sitting I couldn't see shiz. I tried a high kneeling weeble wobble and probably could have hit him but wasn't sure I could kill him. I grabbed my tripod and flipped the spotter vertical, raised it up, still have to be on my knees and was still weeble wobbling. Watched him walk out of my life over the mountain not wanting to wound him. Saw him the next year after season closed and dimensionally pretty much the same but sporting crazy mass. That deal is why I bought the mid height Rokstedi bipod. This video he is now out to about 500yds.

 

[grfox92]

This is Typically what I go with if I have a buddy with me.

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[Quandary]

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.

I do that as well. Also kneeling with the Hatch. The backpack rear support is definitely faster. Based on my brief try of the tripod rear support I find it to be more solid. Adjusting elevation with angle changes to the backpack is quicker than leg changes to the tripod. I found that quick changes to the rear legs actually went pretty fast.

 

[R@crx37372]

I do that as well. Also kneeling with the Hatch. The backpack rear support is definitely faster. Based on my brief try of the tripod rear support I find it to be more solid. Adjusting elevation with angle changes to the backpack is quicker than leg changes to the tripod. I found that quick changes to the rear legs actually went pretty fast.

I also sometimes use the primos trigger stick for a rear support in that situation, and even in a blind or treestand. Very quick to deploy and adjust and stability is excellent