Can anyone recommend a good tripod setup?
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Hunter.308
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hunt0168
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Whatever my man. I don't recall mention of noise at all, but you may as well throw that in there too. I guarantee you that both tripods I own are quieter and less flexy than the one holding up your gun in the pic I reposted from your other thread. It's a BOG, is it not?
I'm bailing on this thread now. But if you wouldn't mind posting the brands and where I can look into some of the lightweight tripods you air gunners use, and some information on those highly and micro-adjustable heads for the precision shooting you do with your air guns I would love to see them.
Good luck out there. Stay safe
alf
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I wasn't referring to stalking, just normal every night coyote calling....
Spurchaser
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Forget tripods, I’d settle for a coyote that stands still so I can micro adjust my setup for that perfect shot. All our coyotes tend to be a little skittish and move around a lot!! When that dot/x/crosshair gets on him I’m already breaking the trigger. For the record I’m standing and generally pointed anywhere else than where the coyote shows from. I have breathing and heartbeat to contend with all while trying to get on the coyote before the gig is up.
Apparently I’m hunting different coyotes than this guy and in a completely different environment.
Apparently I’m hunting different coyotes than this guy and in a completely different environment.
Hunter.308
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This should be quoted
Hunter.308
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I take it your referring to me ' MICRO ADJUST' keep in mind environment is key, placement of caller and bait, coyote here won't break cover and follow river beds and lower land is how we have to hunt them here, In the 1st pic that bulge in the front is no longer, i also wear a leaf suite. The stand has been up for 5 years. This path is used by deer and critters alike because of the cover and river beds and springs around it.
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alf
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If you haven't noticed, this is in the night calling forum.....
When I speak of getting twisted up like a pretzel, here's the perfect example, good luck trying to micro adjust in this scenario.
I was facing to the NE towards my caller in a picked bean field between standing corn. A field road split the corn in front of the caller. I have no idea where this coyote came from & he was already heading out when I spotted him. I always setup with 1 tripod leg directly out in front of me, while I stand between the other 2 legs. This varmint was to my hard left, & I was trying to get twisted around while stepping over to right leg to get the scope on him. My feet & trigger finger weren't on the same page.....shit happens....
Hunter.308
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“I came here thinking this was a place to share knowledge, learn from others, and contribute some hard-earned experience. Instead, I’ve seen how quickly some folks get nasty when they feel threatened by someone who’s done the work. I’ve been firing weapons since before many of you were out of diapers—and not just your granddad’s 30-30. I served in the 10th Mountain Division, and I’ve spent years refining setups that work in real terrain, not just theory.
I tried to be respectful. I shared what I’ve learned from fieldcraft, gear testing, and actual predator behavior in my region. But when ego outweighs curiosity, and sarcasm replaces dialogue, it’s clear this isn’t the kind of community I want to invest in.
I’ll keep hunting, testing, and mentoring—just not here. Good luck to those who are still willing to learn. I’m out.”
Not really my conversation and no offense intended….honestly, but since you got here your posts kind of made you out to be a condescending prick. I didn’t feel as though you you were mentoring or sharing your knowledge as much as you were preaching to us from a level above. Like I said, no offense, just the way I perceived your attitude.
Sharing your knowledge is a better way to approach a forum filled with serious and seasoned hunters who walk the walk.
I expected much more resilience from a fellow NY'er and a member of the 10th Mtn.
Be safe and good luck hunting.
SJC
P.S. - I still prefer hunting using my Gen 3 Trigger stick's with Hog or Pig Saddle's and trust them with full confidence to hold my Custom rifles with $8,000+ thermal scopes.
SJC
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steve garrett
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I have resisted a tripod for years because they are tacticool which is normally not for me. Tripods limit quickness and on to target for most of what I do. I still wouldn't use one for day time coyote calling. BUT I like the bog pod death grip infinite for varmint hunting in a semi mobile fashion. It allows me to pickup and move a couple hundred yards dismounted from a shooting table or vehicle. this can open up alot more varmints and scenery. I also have a tricer carbon fiber lightweight tripond full outfit. running their tripod clamp is only a little more stable than a detached bipod.
I find even with the heavy bog pod you need to really use it sitting down because you aren't very stead standing up with no rear support on the gun.
I find even with the heavy bog pod you need to really use it sitting down because you aren't very stead standing up with no rear support on the gun.
Spurchaser
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I think you’re comparing apples to oranges. You post a stand set up with maybe a 75yd shot. You’re sitting comfortably, apparently know where the coyotes are coming from, and shooting an air rifle by your own choosing.
I don’t include myself as one of these, but you’re on a forum with killers here. These guys walk unknown distances at night with no light to set up and call coyotes from the deck and shoot at ranges from 50-350yds like it’s in their DNA. They’ve refined their technique more times than some of us have years of hunting. They read the wind and landscape on the fly and still kill coyotes.
With all that said, it’s still basic shooting principles. Get steady, out crosshairs on target, kill. There is no micro adjusting when hunting that way. For your application with a stand, yeah I could see the gadgets you use would have you shooting fleas off their tails. In most real world calling scenarios, that just isn’t happening or there isn’t time for it to happen. Sitting over bait, maybe. But some of the videos I’ve seen, they still aren’t like a deer and standing perfectly still.
Now I may have you confused with someone else, but you stated you killed 2-3 coyotes last year and maybe 1 this year? If that’s you, then you’re talking to guys who kill more than that a night (NOT ME). So if they see that and know their way works, then yeah, they aren’t going to pay much attention.
LONEHOWL
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I’m also not a real tripod guy, but I will use it occasionally in the daytime ,but I use the saddle clamp, which a hate,with rifle lightly snug or just sitting loose in it, so I can pull it out when I need to, basically just a rest. In my book it doesn’t beat a bipod for sit down calling. It may be steadier at longer ranges and all when you need it(the tripod) but it’s just more awkward and generally not as fast or handy. IMO.
DoubleLungRage
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Goodness. Look at what I missed.