Shooting stick/trekking pole

[Johnksully]

What's the best option for a trekking pole shooting stick? I'm taking my son on his first rifle hunt and I'd like to have a something that's light and easy to carry. And fast to set up.

 

[Keith Stone]

Quick-StiX® trekking pole adapters

Add the Quick-StiX to your trekking poles and instantly have a pair of shooting sticks in the palm of your hands.

www.wiserprecision.com

 

[Johnksully]

Quick-StiX® trekking pole adapters

Add the Quick-StiX to your trekking poles and instantly have a pair of shooting sticks in the palm of your hands.

www.wiserprecision.com

I actually have those quick stick adapters. I'm thinking something on a single stick would be easier.

 

[huntsman22]

and less stable....

 

[dirtytough]

The trigger sticks are quick. They make a single, bipod, and tripod.

The tripod is super fast to use.

I have moved to stuff that actually attaches to the rifle. Spartan and Arca.

 

[eaglemountainman]

I've been using a Vanguard B62 shooting stix the last 3 years, and its working out very well. I adjust them to standing shooting height when starting a stalk. If I have time to set up a more stable shot, I'll always shoot off my pack first, if possible. If vegetation is too tall for that, I'll use the stix and adjust them for proper sitting height.

For use as a walking stick, I velcro the legs together for more stability. When not needed, they pack down nice and small, and ride on the side of my pack in the bottle pocket.

And, they're cheap.

 

[dmoto]

I picked one of these up when they were on sale a few weeks ago. Installed it on my Cascade carbon stick. Very stable and really easy to deploy.

TAC MTN Rifle Rest | FHF Gear

The Rapid Rifle Rest is a lightweight and secure rest for your rifle that can be deployed at a moment's notice. Easily attach it to any tripod leg, or even your trekking pole with the quick-adjust One Wrap fasteners, for quick stabilization of your rifle in the field.

www.fhfgear.com

 

[Mitchell Cross]

Can’t say how well they work, but I’ve seen trekking poles on Amazon that come with a shooting rest.

 

[TheGDog]

No problem. $20 bucks. Cabelas Kwik Stix.

Super light. Shock-corded, easy to deploy. I've used these extensively to shoot Ground Squirrels. Even out to 104yds.

Cabela's Kwik Stik Bipod Shooting Rest | Cabela's

The Cabela's® Kwik Stik™ provides rock-solid stability for accurate shooting from a wide range of shooting positions on any terrain. The Kwik Stick adjusts silently to any height or any terrain with a

www.cabelas.com

 

[eaglemountainman]

No problem. $20 bucks. Cabelas Kwik Stix.

Super light. Shock-corded, easy to deploy. I've used these extensively to shoot Ground Squirrels. Even out to 104yds.

Cabela's Kwik Stik Bipod Shooting Rest | Cabela's

The Cabela's® Kwik Stik™ provides rock-solid stability for accurate shooting from a wide range of shooting positions on any terrain. The Kwik Stick adjusts silently to any height or any terrain with a

www.cabelas.com

I looked at those, back when I bought the Vanguard B62, but it only extends to 41". Wouldn't work for me if I needed to take a standing shot.

 

[Werty]

Whatever you get,make sure you guys practice with them, as much as you can.

 

[TheGDog]

I looked at those, back when I bought the Vanguard B62, but it only extends to 41". Wouldn't work for me if I needed to take a standing shot.

Yes, not for standing shot. Nor should you be taking a standing shot if at all possible. To do a standing shot you're pretty much locked into heavier options. The Primos Tall Trigger Stick that's a mono is not bad. Although I've begun using it for wading out into the muck at Wister, so I wan't fall, have a 3rd point of contact in that mud. Which pretty much ruins using it for anything else.

The Kwik Stix are a total no-brainer. Don't weigh anything. Deploy fast. You can do Kneeling shots. Can be a lil tricky setting up on uber soft soils with lotta dead leaf matter in it. But those cases you just move it around a bit til you find a spot on the soil is more firm, or for example there are roots from grasses or the tree you're backed up near. Or you can set a glove underneath a side that's being problematic for you and there you go.

 

[eaglemountainman]

Yes, not for standing shot. Nor should you be taking a standing shot if at all possible. To do a standing shot you're pretty much locked into heavier options. The Primos Tall Trigger Stick that's a mono is not bad. Although I've begun using it for wading out into the muck at Wister, so I wan't fall, have a 3rd point of contact in that mud. Which pretty much ruins using it for anything else.

The Kwik Stix are a total no-brainer. Don't weigh anything. Deploy fast. You can do Kneeling shots. Can be a lil tricky setting up on uber soft soils with lotta dead leaf matter in it. But those cases you just move it around a bit til you find a spot on the soil is more firm, or for example there are roots from grasses or the tree you're backed up near. Or you can set a glove underneath a side that's being problematic for you and there you go.

Because I'm a NE stillhunter, probably, 95% of my shot opportunities are standing. I don't carry stix then, because range is typically 70 yds or less, plus there's simply no time to set up. If I happen to have a sapling or tree limb handy, I'll use that as a rest.

On my last 4 western hunts, the sage and griese wood were so tall, a standing shot was the only option...and I needed the full 62" that my stix provided. No way, 41" would have cut it.

I find standing shots a lot more natural, and more comfortable, than a kneeling shot. Of course, that's what's been given to me in the way of opportunity my whole life, so they're second nature to me by now.

 

[huntsman22]

I find standing shots a lot more natural, and more comfortable, than a kneeling shot.

But way less stable and accurate, than shot properly from kneeling stix..... Give me stability and accuracy, over natural comfort, any ol' day....

 

[eaglemountainman]

But way less stable and accurate, than shot properly from kneeling stix..... Give me stability and accuracy, over natural comfort, any ol'

Personal preference. I find standing shots on stix more stable, accurate and comfortable than kneeling on stix. You feel the opposite. I can live with that.

Plus, as previously stated, where I hunt in the Great Basin area of Wyoming, a prone, sitting or kneeling shot doesn't get me above vegetation.

 

[huntsman22]

in my best Doc Holliday voice, " I know, let's have a shooting contest!......"

 

[Bluumoon]

My Quick-Stix squeak something terrible, unless a game animal thinks it's a call everything within a couple hundred yards is going to vacate the area. Tried silicone and graphite lubricants, no luck. Anyone else have this issue?

 

[TheGDog]

No sound whatsoever from the Kiwk Stix. Essentially they're just shock-corded tent-poles with a pivot at the yoke "V"

 

[Ridge Ghost]

My Quick-Stix squeak something terrible, unless a game animal thinks it's a call everything within a couple hundred yards is going to vacate the area. Tried silicone and graphite lubricants, no luck. Anyone else have this issue?

Mine squeaked. I got a wet rag and whiped both sides down to remove any dust, and the squeak went away.

 

[Bluumoon]

Mine squeaked. I got a wet rag and whiped both sides down to remove any dust, and the squeak went away.

I'll give it a shot thanks. Love the concept