what field rest you using?

[KYODE]

i made a set of cross sticks out of a set of fiberglass tent poles. they are joined together by a piece of rubber gasline hose. i got the idea from a article at www.handgunhunt.com. they seem to work fine. a lot better than paying $40-$50 for a set of fancy dudes :lol: i'm also gonna make a mono pod of some sort. if i could just think of some way to make it adjustable :?   :?:  :idea:

[22hornet]

I got a set of steady stix that I use but before I had those I used my Uncle Mikes holster once to shoot a deer with my Encore it worked pretty good too...

[Possum]

I use the fiberglass poles like KYODE does and they work great.  I havbe made two pair - one for the truck and one I leave in my pop up blind case.    I did buy a set of the steady stix bipod, the kind with the piece that connects them at the top.  They work good too.  

Wal mart carried a monopod for cameras at one time for 9.99.  I bought it, took a female adapter, attached it to a wood piece, put two wood dowels in the wood piece, and it worked great.  Total cost about 13.50.

[rickyp]

KYODE,
I have several different field rests depending on what I am going to be hunting

1)I have an mtm shooting stick it works great as a walking stick and the point helps on slippery conditions it is ok for the $15

2)When I am going after ground hogs and not walking long ways I use the hoppies bench rest with shot bags filled with sand, this is the same rest I use as a range rest. It is heavy and only works in the prone position

3)When I after squirrel or deer I will go out and find a branch about ½ inch round that form a Y at the end. I then cut the branch about 4-5 feet long then cut off any thing that is longer then 2 inches past the Y part and waddle the other end to a point. The branch offers a natural camouflage it is free and only takes a few minuets to make. If I loose it of forget it I just take out my pocketknife and make another one no fuss no muss. This is the best shooting stick I have seen.

5)If I am going to be walking a long way I take the shot bags and a little plastic spade when I get to where I want to hunt I will fill the shot bags with dirt and tie the ends off works well and light weight.

[KYODE]

when out hunting i'll use just about anything i can find. just so happened i killed one deer from a picnic table this past fall.

[HHI-7420]

Kyode, what is it? Is it just some sort of walking stick rest?  Pat

[KYODE]

yeah, they sell a mono pod that can be used for cameras, walking stick, gun rest,etc. i'd like to make one and maybe have it adjustable. the cheapest i've seen was at cabelas for about $15. some are quite a bit more.

[rp]

I have a 5 gallon buck full of various type arrows. I connect two together with a piece of surgical tubing so they can be X ed and shot from kneeling or my preferred, sitting. They can be slipped into the rear pocket of jeans, field point first and they stay put well. I slit the tubing in two spots about 1/2 way through, 2-3 inches from each end, leaving 2 inches or less between the cuts. Then start each arrow in at the cut working toward the end. That creates two rubber coated arrows attached by a rubber "saddle" that holds them together and steady when crossed to shoot. One hand opperation and basically free. :wink:

[Crayfish]

My "adjustable" monopod is one of Ricky's special branches with several other little branches sticking off it at different heights.   I stumbled upon this beauty of a maple sapling while out hunting one day and have carried it with me ever since.  It has the "Y" at the top and then about every foot or so as you go down there is a little branch sticking out that I cut to about 1.5 - 2" long or so.  

Kneeling or sitting it works great.  It's not quite tall enough for a standing shot, but I rarely take standing shots unless I absolutely have to anyway.

... Crayfish

[wiley]

http://www.stoneypoint.com/monopod_index.html
I don't work for them, just a customer. The knob with the compass is a waste; but the pole works from low sitting to standing and cured my shakes long enough to make meat, last year.

[Thomas Krupinski]

I have a number of old ski poles that work as a pistol rest and hiking stick.  Invaluable in the desert mountains that I hunt in for pushing aside the cactus and other gotcha's and for steep climbs and decents.  Saved my hide a few times the past few days hunting javelina.

Just cut off the basket and paint with camo colors.  They are light and strong and I just vary the hand position on the pole to adjust for the direction towards the target.  Mostly prefer to shoot with it from a crouched or modified one knee kneeling positon.

[MonteSS]

I bought a set of bipod shooting sticks at the Outdoor show I haven't used them yet but they are very versatile.

http://www.bipodshootingsticks.com/index.htm

[X-Ring]

I use old shot bags filled with saw dust. Fill plastic bag than stuff them inside the shot bags. Very light.