{"id":4883,"date":"2018-08-01T17:06:22","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T17:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/?p=4883"},"modified":"2018-08-01T17:06:22","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T17:06:22","slug":"shooting-positions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/shooting-positions\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Basic Shooting Positions to Improve Your Hunting Accuracy"},"content":{"rendered":"
Year after year poor shooting accounts for a huge number of locally shot deer. Poor shooting can work with a shotgun at close range(deer are big animals), but it can be tough to get off shots out to a distance. Unless you want to continue taking your close range shots you should take some advice from competitive shooters. With a few of these tips you can turn your body into an effective shooting machine.<\/p>\n
There are a ton of great shooting aides on the market today that can help you get off your shot.\u00a0 Look at all the monopods, tripods, sandbags and gun cradles that hit the market every year. I’ve definitely got my money and then some out of my Caldwell Deadshot FieldPod<\/a> , but sometimes you aren’t going to have enough time to properly setup your tripod to get off a shot.\u00a0 These are the times that it’s great to know a few basic shooting positions.<\/p>\n In order of steadiness the four NRA competition shooting positions are prone, sitting, kneeling and standing.\u00a0 When you get closer to the ground you spread your weight reducing movement in the rest of your body.\u00a0 These four basic positions are a great place to start, but just because a position is steady doesn’t mean it works well for hunting.<\/p>\n Personally whenever I’m hunting from the ground I will typically be using the kneeling position. I think it offers just enough stability and allows you to quickly get down into position. The only times that I’m not going to kneel down is if I plan on staying for a while, or I’m afraid to spook the deer. It’s my go to position whenever I’m hunting squirrels, hogs, turkey and anything else I hunt from the ground.<\/p>\n To properly get into the kneeling position you need to keep your back straight and head up.\u00a0 Keep about half of your weight on your back heel and forward shin almost vertical.\u00a0 Your position should feel sturdy and properly balanced.\u00a0 If you have a hard time getting into position at home you won’t be able to rely on it in the field.<\/p>\n Whenever I plan to hunt from the ground I’ll bring along a basic hunting monopod like this Primos Trigger stick.<\/a>\u00a0 Unlike my favorite Caldwell Deadshot Fieldpod the Primos Trigger Stick can be set up almost instantly. Monopods are lightweight and will significantly reduce your movement from the kneeling position.<\/p>\n Whenever I plan on hunting from one position for a while I’ll typically set up in a sitting position. The sitting position that most people recommend is with your legs crossed and body leaning over resting your elbows on your knees.\u00a0 Supposedly the position is extremely accurate, but I feel more like a twisted pretzel.<\/p>\nShooting From The Kneeling Positions<\/h3>\n
Kneeling with a Shooting Stick<\/h4>\n
Shooting From The Sitting Position<\/h3>\n