Stalking sticks
- Thread starter Colin G
- Start date
Sako6.5x55
Well-Known Member
I wouldn’t go stalking without my sticks, they are a massive aid to accurate shooting I think most stalkers would agree, as far as being an aid to walking on the hill, I have 2 knee replacements and the sticks give me confidence to walk through clear fell and for me walking up hill is not a problem but walking down hill where you’re using your knees to brake it’s a problem, the sticks give the support I need.
nun_hunter
Well-Known Member
I assume you're talking about using shooting sticks to assist walking rather than dedicated trekking poles? If so then yes but depending on the weight and strength of the sticks.
Would I trust a set of homemade garden canes for walking? No but then neither would I want to lug around some nicely crafted wooded quad sticks.
The legs of Spartan tripod's can be unscrewed and turned into genuine trekking poles. Just look at how mountain hunters use them as poles to trek up a mountain, then as a tripod for glassing or taking a shot if needed then back to trekking poles for carrying 50kg+ of meat down steep mountainsides.
Would I trust a set of homemade garden canes for walking? No but then neither would I want to lug around some nicely crafted wooded quad sticks.
The legs of Spartan tripod's can be unscrewed and turned into genuine trekking poles. Just look at how mountain hunters use them as poles to trek up a mountain, then as a tripod for glassing or taking a shot if needed then back to trekking poles for carrying 50kg+ of meat down steep mountainsides.
Given the Op’s requirements I believe these are his best bet, in their tallest offering, due to their strength when folded as they are designed to double as an Alpine-like staff:
wildstags.co.uk
K
Jakele Z4 Shooting Stick
Shooting stick Jakele Z4 An accurate shot in variable positions even over long distances The individual height adjustment results through the distance between the two legs of the front and rear rest, flexibly offering many variable shooting positions, regardless of the terrain.The adjustableV...
wildstags.co.uk
In that case, most hill stalkers I know wouldn't go to the hill without a stick and use a hazel stick of between elbow and shoulder height as a walking aid, and for a rest when glassing, sometimes a shooting rest aid depending on position and terrain and wrapping a drag rope round to pull the deer behind you with both hands. Extending walking poles or shooting sticks aren't so good for dragging. The rope wrapped round the stick once with an end held in a hand is best and not tied to the stick as if the deer tries to overtake you on a steep bit of the drag it is easier to disentangle and get out of the way. Longer rope for a stag to keep antlers at a safe distance and a shorter rope for a hind is my preference. A stick left standing in the ground before the final crawl to a shot position is a useful marker for where anything not needed for the final crawl and shot can be left.
Similar threads
