How do you carry your shooting sticks?

I use them as a walking stick. They've saved me many a pack flip (Whip-Slam! Whip-Slam! Whip-Slam!) in this vertical country!
 
Sometimes I slip them down my backside other times I hang them over my belt.
Either way I prefer both hands free to handle the rifle while hiking.
Never know when that snap shot will present itself.
 
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Sometimes I slip them down my backside other times I hang them over my belt.
Either way I prefer both hands free to handle the rifle while hiking.
Never know when that snap shot will present itself.



That's my issue also. And my sticks won't work as a walking stick unless you are a midget. 2 alum arrows. The kicker is I have field tips in them to help them stick in the dirt.
 
around my neck. i've bought a pair of gander mountain brand and have a strap that connects the bottom of the legs to keep them from spreading to far. i just put my head and left arm through them and let'em hang off my neck. leaves my hands free to carry gun and scan with the spotlight on the way in and out. i can still slip them off if i need them in a hurry.
 
My first sticks where a couple old Easton XX75 shafts that had the fletching wore out. They’re still around somewhere but were a bit too short so I quit using them and began making them out of longer hardwood dowels.
Last year I finally broke down and bought some Stoney Point shooting sticks that are adjustable height.
All of these have the same disadvantage in that they are long and don’t pack very well.
A couple of the guys I hunt with really like the folding pup tent poles. They’ve got the stretchy cord running down the middle and unfold and snap together almost by themselves. After each stand they fold them up and slip them into a belt pouch. It’s pretty easy to make your own. Just keep your eye out for a cheap garage sale pup tent with that style pole and cut them down to what ever length you like.
Personally I don’t much care for them since they can make a heck of a clatter if you unfold them carelessly.
The last thing I want is a bunch of unnatural sounds at the beginning of a stand.
 
I just sling the rifle over my shoulder or across my back. sticks with feather in one hand and my little seat cusion . Use shooting sticks as walking stick or sometimes on belt loop. I guess that i have no chance of a snap shot and my gun gets heavy in my hands anyways.

this season i gotta come up with a better system maybe tie the seat to me so its always under my butt. Still no idea where to put the decoy stick.

IMHO you could easily tie a rope or something on your sticks and sling them across your back only takeing them off at the stand. If you have no decoy then you will have free hands.
 
I use mine as walking sticks for the most part. The Predator Sniper Styx has a handy elastic cord on them. They are very easy to sling across my shoulder, back or even attach to the rifle.
 
I carry a 5 gallon bucket to sit on and the handle is fixed so that it is flush with the top. Sticks go in my hand with the handle. Caller decoy and anything else goes in the bucket, except on the horse then they go in the saddlebags.
 
I made a pair of bi-fur sticks a la Varmint Al. My rifle hangs hands free on a 3-point sling. I carry a small backpack to keep my hands free of stuff. Sometimes I put one leg of my shooting sticks through one backpack shoulder strap so it hangs hands free at my side. Sometimes I straighten the sticks and tighten the center bolt to make a 7-foot walking stick.
 
my homemade ones have a length of string where they are lashed to gether with a carabiner on it so i can sling it over my shoulder and clip it to my collar. it keeps em out of the way so they dont hang up on the brush but readly available to deploy quickly
 
I use predator sniper styx and they go just fine with the bunji cord over my shoulder. I have a tactical sling on my bushmaster predator hunter so it lays across my chest. I have a carry bag for my minaska which goes across my other shoulder and I use a turkey calling vest with my butt pad attached. Range finder and binos on a chest sling just above my gun, with back up hand calls around my neck, and a camel pack on the inside of my coat so the water doesn't freeze in the hose. Holy cow I take way to much stuff to the field.
 


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