What has been your most common shooting position for rifle elk?

Hunter_59 · 05-30-2005, 08:09 AM

I'd like to know what has been your most common shooting position for killing elk in the past. I have been at the range and practicing many different shooting positions and would like to know what most of you have used in elk country. Off-hand, sitting, kneeling, prone, using shooting sticks, using trees and rocks.

Howler · 05-30-2005, 09:05 AM

of the 13 that I have shot: 2 were off hand, 4 were sitting using my knees to steady on, and all the others shots I used a tree to lean on!

CapDog · 05-30-2005, 09:25 AM

Most of my shots have actually been prone. Of the few that haven't been they have either been sitting or kneeling. Guess I've been lucky.

gotlost · 05-30-2005, 10:15 AM

I would say about 50% of my shots were offhand and at 20 to 100 yrds, 2or 3 were prone and the rest were from a rest, normaly my back pack.

James B · 05-30-2005, 05:27 PM

Prone or tree stump or rock. No offhand unless its really close. I have on occasion used makeshift cross sticks.

Slamfire · 05-30-2005, 06:13 PM

I drop into a semi sittin'/kneelin' position where I sit on my hind foot, and lock my lead elbow in front of the knee I'm not sittin' on.

Howler · 05-30-2005, 07:31 PM

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No offhand unless its really close

So, does that mean you have or have not shot off hand. It wouldn't look good if you've taken a shot that you weren't taught to do!

bigbulls · 05-30-2005, 08:43 PM

Mine have been either sitting across my knees or proping the rifle against a tree.

jones123 · 05-30-2005, 09:37 PM

All mine and my sons (eight) have been sitting across our knees except for one. I am surprisingly as good sitting off knees as I am prone, but obvoiously not as good as the one I took off a boulder rest from one knee. Wish I could do 'em all off that solid of rest at that height.

If I'm in the open with no aid, sitting is preferable to prone or kneeling, or obviously standing. I gave up practicing prone even off a bipod because it seems like I'm always in too tall of grass. I mess around way too much trying to get the bipod prone position and almost always lose the shot. Then I have to sit and take a shot I haven't practiced enough. This year I'm going to do lots of sitting practice, off knees and off a pack frame.

handloader1 · 05-30-2005, 11:36 PM

Sitting. Good luck.