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The three legged sticks are hard to use with a double rifle, because you must hold the fore end in your hand, and not let it touch the sticks. With a bolt rifle, however they are a big help. I have used a Mono-pod all my life for hunting in the open canyon country of Western USA. They were made of the bloom stalk of the Yucca plant, cut green, then stored in the attic of my house where the temprature os 50 deg Cel in summer. The dried stick is as light as balsam, and as strong as fiberglass. This stick is used as a walking stick in the mountains, till needed for a shooting support.
With a double rifle I use two of these Yucca sticks,tied together in the normal manner, with a sling between the top tips,of 1" wide leather, so when spread open the sling makes a saddle for my hand.
One of the most interesting shooting sticks I've heard of in Africa,described to me by HARRY (who posts on AR) were used by George Hoffman. In fairly open country the sticks are tied together like a triangle, and covered with grass, so they can be used to hide a single file approach on game, standing in the open. There is a hole in the upper part of the "SHIELD HIDE" for the rifle! Works like a charm, I'm told.

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