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John,

Very good questions about shooting sticks for close up shots. It seems that more guides are using sticks for all shots, not just long shots. For the bear, I assume that the guide knew where the bear was but still, the it seems that the sticks would likely be unnecessary and possibly in the way.

Now on the other side, I believe taht many people cannot shoot well, particularly offhand and perhaps many guides have had too many ckliens blow shots. When I go to the range, it seems taht everyone is only shooting off the bench. Now some are excellent shots using a mechanical rest but I wonder how they would do with a hunting rifle shooting offhand,

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I tend to agree. Sticks are a great accessory. They have pro's and cons. Even if game is close some need them as they cant shoot well unsupported, they may have been running or something that has the heart and breathing rates up. They help stop or reduce a shooters, flinch/trigger jerk or lack of natural alignment effects.

To me that buffalo was too far away, I like them in closer. Well it looked to be quite a bit more than 50mts and very bad shot placement.

All those cases would have had the heart rate.

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