How about standing shots where you can’t get to a tree or you’ll risk spooking the squirrel? No problem, spread the legs, press the trigger, and you’ve got a more solid rest than free-handing. Shots high up in a tree are no issue either, just make sure you can put your back to a solid surface, and it’s usually good night squirrel. Get low for those pesky ground dwelling moving targets in the timber. All that is needed is to turn the brown ring above where the top of the legs attach, pull one leg out to hold the ring in place, and then all legs can be spread for a really low shot. Low, parallel with the ground shots, are done with ease. The yoke mechanism will spin 360 degrees for shooting in any direction. The rubber cleats on the legs will dig into the terrain to help lock you into position. If two legs are on the same plane, and the third needs to be longer, just press the trigger, and that leg will lengthen until it makes contact with the ground. The trigger system excels in the uneven terrain of the woods. It’s nice to be able to engage a squirrel from almost any angle. The aluminum/plastic construction gives you a relatively light package, if you so happen to be a slow stalking squirrel hunter. That third leg really gives you a solid platform. I’ve been hunting with the Trigger Stick Tripod for almost a half a season and thus far I’m very happy with my results. Yada, yada, happy birthday, and Labrad gets me a pair. I get a chance to try them out, and I find they are very useful and steady. After a couple trips out with them he’s digging them. LaBrad James gets a pair of these Primos Trigger Stick Tripod’s to try to increase his woodland accuracy. The new shooting rest story goes something like this. Other than needing a little height addition, and being able to shoot standing they offer a great platform to improve accuracy in the squirrel timber. They are lightweight, compact, and quick to maneuver into position. I’ve been that was about the Steady Stix I’ve been using for squirrel hunting all these years. I don't want to fork out on something that in 6 months time is going to end up living in my garage for the rest of its life.Like a lot of things in life, once you find something solid you usually stick with it. purely as there is less to go wrong.ĭoes anyone have experience of either of these two? It looks fantastically simple to use and the ease of adjustment is very appealing but I feel like the safe option would be to go for the Vanguards.
I'm not a man for gadgets and I'm worried the trigger stick wont stand up to the riggers of daily stalking. The two sticks that have caught my eye are:ġ.) Primos Trigger Stick "Jim Shockey" Tall Tripod Shooting Rest 24"-62" Not one shop was selling anything other than basic bi-pods alongside their decoy hides. I trawled gunmakers row on Saturday looking for something suitable. They are also long, noisy, cumbersome to carry and mark my stock. Good bit of kit, very stable for longer shots though cereal or long grass but if a beast is grazing left to right or visa versa its a bloody pain to move without alerting your quarry. On more open land, longer shots and therefore allowing longer set up time, I use my home made quad pod. Close cover, thick foliage and little set up time make it a good option.
However I am in the market for a set of tripod stalking sticks and haven't found a conclusive answer in any of the previous threads.Īt present I use a polecat mono pod for the close combat nature of stalking Muntjac in thick woodland. Firstly, my apologies as I know this is a bread and butter question for the site.