1. To me it feels like cheating. But more importantly,

2. My shots inexplicably go awry when I use sticks.

If I cannot hit a cape buffalo at 20 yards offhand, I deserve to go home empty handed. And I practice a lot offhand, sitting, prone, and kneeling (to a lesser extent), and I know what I can do from those positions.

So let me give you a few examples:

a. Impala standing at 40 yards. Leaned across shooting sticks. CLEAN MISS.

b. Warthog running broadside at 150 yards. One shot fired from offhand took him through the lungs.

c. Baboon running broadside at 125 yards. One shot fired offhand went through the lungs.

There are more examples in both categories.

If someone wants to use shooting sticks, that's fine with me. But I won't touch them.