Hunter_59

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

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

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

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

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

Slamfire

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

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

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

jones123

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

Sitting. Good luck.