1.) Swamp Fox - 11/26/2014

I've been using a Bogs Bipod for several years and like it fairly well, though the legs need tightening for no good reason every once in a while out of the blue, and the tension clamps will sometimes squeak when you lock them down. I wish they had height markings on the lower legs as well, but most sticks I've seen only mark the middle.

I can use the tall version for sitting on the ground, on a chair or tree seat, or for skwirl hunting in the treetops (when used as a monopod). They are roughly 29.25 inches fully collapsed (bottom of feet to valley of gun rest) and about 73 inches fully extended.

I'll probably get a Primos Trigger stick monopod because I like the quick deploy in some situations, and also because they've finally come up with a tree stand base for a shooting stick, which goes to prove that after some poor hunter works on jerry-rigging something out of hog wire and chewing gum for 25 years, eventually the outdoor product marketing guys will catch up. Thanks, Primos. Where were you in 1989 when I needed you? Could have saved me a lot of aggravation.

But I'm open to other suggestions for another quick-deploy, tree-stand friendly monopod.

Am definitely in the market for a tripod that would be suitable for all the things my Bog is doing today (see above) so please send your suggestions my way on that, too.

Saw some type of stick a while back that had kind of a "in-velvet" coating on it. Was intrigued but didn't pick it up because I wanted to measure my Bog first. Anyone know what that piece of gear might have been, or who makes it?

2.) bluecat - 11/26/2014

Sorry Swampy, don't know anything about them. You might try a hunting forum. :-)

3.) billy b - 11/26/2014

At first I thought you were talking about wooden arrows:re:

4.) Hunter - 11/26/2014

I haven't used them, but the guys here say Stoney Point makes the best sticks

5.) crookedeye - 11/28/2014

when I first read this I was thinking what is swampy talking about now:cf: why would you what to shoot a stick.. a more interesting topic would be on breakfast...like what potatoe you shread for hashbrowns.

6.) Triton Rich - 11/28/2014

[B]The only two I've messed with have just been in the last few months while getting ready for my daughter to crossbow hunt in Dec. My Brother has the Primos trigger stick tripod and my Dad has some other brand of bipod where you twist the individual leg sections to loosen, adjust and tighten. The trigger stick is far and away simpler to use, I can easily hold the crossbow up on the sticks and adjust them to where they need to go. That's all I got Swampy. [/B]

7.) crookedeye - 11/28/2014

what does that have to do about potato's ???

8.) Swamp Fox - 12/01/2014

LOL...


Thanks for all the replies. And I mean [B]all[/B] of them. :wink

After hunting in a nippy drizzle last Tues. I think it was, the Bog Pod isn't having any tightening problems the last several days (dry conditions ranging from dang cold to T-Shirt weather). Very weird.

I made a move to tighten the clamps after that problematic hunt, but all of a sudden things were tight. I can't imagine it was the damp or chill that made the legs slide when they weren't supposed to, but that's all I've got to chew on. :tap:

Bog Pod does provide an Allen wrench or two for tension adjustments and a bag for the sticks with a pocket to stick them in, but my idea is I had already tightened those clamps down as tight as was practical.

Oh, well. Clamps are supposed to be more secure than twist adjustments, and they are slightly faster. They're not perfect though. Someone needs to come up with a trigger bipod and a trigger tripod to go along with trigger mono-pods.

9.) Deerminator - 12/01/2014

brush clippers and a handy stick:tu:

10.) Swamp Fox - 12/01/2014

Well, duh...If I'd read Rich's post more carefully I would have seen that Primos makes both a bi-pod and a tripod with a trigger. I wonder how/if adjusting individual legs works with what I presume is just one trigger?

11.) Swamp Fox - 12/01/2014

I am now the proud new owner of a Primos Trigger tripod. I'll let all my fans know how I like it when and if the postman comes through for me as promised.

It's a little shorter than my Bog bipod, so it might not work so well for walking up skwirls, but it should be da bomb for a blind or sitting on a bucket against a tree, LOL.

I also bought the new wide (long) head (cradle) for my Bog bipod. I believe that's gonna be an upgrade. Less elevation wiggle, I'm hoping.

I have the beefed-up Bog Pod tripod in my sights if I feel the Primos is a major let-down or won't work for photography, but that's another story...Might not be worth getting into until things pick up around here, LOL.

12.) bluecat - 12/01/2014

Send a picture when you get it. I'm following you now...:wink

13.) Swamp Fox - 12/01/2014

Be sure to like me after you visit my wall...

LMAO...

14.) Triton Rich - 12/02/2014

[B]I mostly was just adjusting the height with the trigger stick. When you pull the trigger, it kinda puts all the legs in neutral. If you have the gun or whatever resting on the tripod, you need to hold it up a little as you pull the trigger thing on the tripod and then you can move up down or a little sideways. Once you release the trigger, all the legs lock again. You'll see what I mean. [/B]

15.) Hunter - 12/02/2014

If you hunt from a blind, rest the gun forearm in window, use trigger stick on back of stock to create a steady gun rest......... my tip for the day :wave:

16.) luv2bowhunt - 12/02/2014

Forget the guns, use a bow.

Guns are for losers.:wave:

17.) Swamp Fox - 12/02/2014

[QUOTE=Triton Rich;27492][B]...or a little sideways. Once you release the trigger, all the legs lock again. You'll see what I mean. [/B][/QUOTE]

That's what I figured. And thanks for the heads-up. For some reason I was thinking they only had the trigger on the monopods. This is gonna be way cool! :wink

[QUOTE=Hunter;27493]If you hunt from a blind, rest the gun forearm in window, use trigger stick on back of stock to create a steady gun rest......... my tip for the day :wave:[/QUOTE]

Excellent! Hunting tips, puns, politics, psychoanalysis and recipes all on one forum! Is this place great, or what?


[QUOTE=luv2bowhunt;27494]Forget the guns, use a bow.

Guns are for losers.:wave:[/QUOTE]

LOL...I know an old boy about 73 who will hunt any of us into the ground. He's death on good and even excellent bucks on public land. He rifle hunts exclusively now, but used to do some bowhunting way back when. He and I were talking a few years ago and he asked me when was the last time I killed a nice buck. It had been a couple of years. I told him, and he looked at me kinda dead-eyed from his rocking chair and wagged his finger just a bit on the armrest and said, "Chris, let me tell you something. A rifle is better than a bow. There's no question. A rifle is better than a bow. Just ask the Indians."

I always remember that and the way he said it at least a couple of times each year now. :-)



:beer:

18.) bluecat - 12/02/2014

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;27495]

LOL...I know an old boy about 73 who will hunt any of us into the ground. He's death on good and even excellent bucks on public land. He rifle hunts exclusively now, but used to do some bowhunting way back when. He and I were talking a few years ago and he asked me when was the last time I killed a nice buck. It had been a couple of years. I told him, and he looked at me kinda dead-eyed from his rocking chair and wagged his finger just a bit on the armrest and said, "Chris, let me tell you something. A rifle is better than a bow. There's no question. A rifle is better than a bow. Just ask the Indians."

I always remember that and the way he said it at least a couple of times each year now. :-)



:beer:[/QUOTE]

Was his last name Drury? :wave:

19.) Bob Peck - 12/02/2014

My History with Shooting Sticks:

A.
A monopod, while definitely convenient, quick and easy ... used to be my preferred choice for long(er) distance hunting (3+ miles) but over time I found myself unable to gain as much control as I could with a tripod especially when winded from an ascent or descent. I could easily detect a minor back and forth swaying through the scope.

B.
The tripod was incredibly stable but proved heavier and more clumsy and by design came with more set up time than I liked especially for backwoods, mountain hunting. I now use the tripod exclusively in ground blinds now.

C.
For the last 2 years I've been using a Primos bipod Trigger Stick which seems to be the best all around compromise for me. I use it as a walking stick and can deploy the bipod on uneven terrain quickly and silently.

There are four caveats:

[B]1.[/B]
You must remember once you're set up to get your dang fingers away from the trigger or use the trigger lock otherwise bad things happen (i.e. the legs collapse).

[B]2.[/B]
The legs are not designed to hold too much vertical weight should you lean into the bipod too hard. You can feel the legs slip.

[B]3.[/B]
It's pricey @ $140

[B]4.[/B]
If you're using a pistol on the bipod make sure you practice where you place the pistol otherwise the blow back will melt the rubber that lines the V-shaped cradle :laugh:

20.) Wild Bob - 12/02/2014

The extra money for a [U]strong stable [/U]monopod is money well spent IMO, especially if you are going to use it as a supplemental walking stick.

21.) Swamp Fox - 12/02/2014

Do you have either a monopod or a walking stick you like, WB?

22.) Wild Bob - 12/02/2014

I have a cheapy monopod, it works good for shooting... I also love it for supporting my binocs while glassing.

I also use it as a walking stick; but I always curse it because its too light duty to really put any serious weight on it while using it walking. :re:

Too dam cheap and stuborn to just break down and buy a good one. I'd rather get angry about it every time I go out the door...as my son says to me, "Uh, Dad, your German is showing."

23.) Swamp Fox - 12/02/2014

LOL...

Ach, a sour Kraut...

No soup for him!

:wink