Thread: Who uses a tripod to hunt / shoot from?

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

These are awesome. Great for inexperienced shooters. Turns newbies in to not bad shots.
I've even converted a few experienced hunters.
Trigger sticks are OK but tripods (Bogpds etc) awkward and slow to set up.

The way I hunt, the tripod is by far the quickest setup. Rifle is solidly connected to the tripod, and the tripod is kept at the ready to shoot length.
When it comes time to take a shot, I open the tripod legs, and I'm ready to go. Pan and tilt adjustments do not require leg adjustment, as the ball head looks after that.
This only works when shooting in paddocks, as it's quite ungainly. It is however easy to carry set up this way, and actually allows me both hands free to get thermal out of bino pack.
Would I use this in the bush - absolutely not. But for shooting rabbits at night it's hard to beat for speed and stability.