BOG DeathGrip tripod

I've never seen one so I'm no help except to say it should work just fine. I also have the unsteady problem and I utilize my HD camera tripod and a clamp resembling the hog saddle gadget that I made and it is a great help to me. It works quite well both setting and standing. I also made a Protecktor brick bag mount that fits on the tripod and that's a great help with handguns.

I have used several BOG products over the years, in general, they are very good for the money. It won’t be as solid as some other systems, but also won’t cost as much. Looks like that product costs less than a Hog Saddle alone, and the Bog set includes the ball head and tripod - so you can understand the basis of quality between these. That clamp won’t likely hold the rifle rock solid, but would likely be sufficient for general hunting use.

I would challenge you to REALLY understand how a tripod must be used in the field. It can be exceptionally difficult to hunt with a tripod while seated, as the shooter has to move around the tripod to change shooting angle in the field. Little shifts aren’t an issue, but swinging as little as 30* can require the shooter to move enough to startle game, especially if seated. Setting up a tripod takes time and requires movement. Tripod legs clanking together or against gear while walking/moving is another issue. I’m not trying to discourage you from using a tripod, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t share this advice so you can go into this with your eyes wide open. Too many shooters buy this kind of gear, and then realize in their first outing it’s really difficult to use in the field, especially without a lot of practice to get familiar.

I think it could be utilized for hunting if you are standing. You did indicate they were for standing in the OP. Other wise I agree with Varminterror. Sitting I use home made sticks and you can just lift sticks and rifle together and move them if you need to turn.

Varminterror said:

It can be exceptionally difficult to hunt with a tripod while seated, as the shooter has to move around the tripod to change shooting angle in the field.

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That very issue reared its ugly head last fall when my daughter, then 11, tried swinging on a pair of bucks and ran out of arc. She lacked the physical strength and agility to slide the rig, a Caldwell DeadShot, over for a shot.

I’ll put her in a full blind next season and likely rig up a rail to rest the barrel on. Having seen the results leads me to believe tripods do indeed require a fair amount of experience or an ambidextrous shooter. I had a standard Bogpod (two-legged version) with me but in the end I used a knee while sitting.

I am still considering a long bipod despite a fair amount of warning from members here so I may rig up a monopod with Velcro to keep it roughly in position.

I'm becoming a fan of the monopod. I'm using one to sit and birdwatch and another for my camera to take bird pictures and have been impressed with how much they help. I believe it can be adapted to shooting with the same results.

doubleh said:

I'm becoming a fan of the monopod.

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Huge fan of monopods here. I used a Stoney Point for years, but the Primos Trigger Sticks are really my favorite hunting field expedient support these days. I bought my first one about 10yrs ago, have been a believer ever since.

Skylerbone said:

I’ll put her in a full blind next season and likely rig up a rail to rest the barrel on.

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A sawhorse makes a dandy rifle support in a portable blind. Add or cut leg length to get the proper height for your window, seat, and shooter.

I use an older model Bogpod whenever I’m hunting from a blind and shooting down a road. It’s worked well for many years. The forend of the stock sits loosely in the head and I anchor it with my shoulder. That allows me enough freedom to cover most everything in the field of view side to side and up and down. The Deathgrip version seems to limit movement which would work well for me.

Last 4 seasons (two 10pts and 5x4 mulie) I've used a Bogpod out in western KS. We mostly still hunt after siting a few hrs and mostly its grazed pasture or CRP (buffalo grass) edging crop fields. For morning 'stand' hunts I pack in a small stool and the bogpod if hunting tall grass.

It takes practice, but is certainly doable. Last years mulie was shot off the Bogpod at just under 300y while sitting on a stool in CRP grass with my back to a plum thicket. I was overwatching some does, when the buck appeared about 45 degrees off at about 450y, so I had to move the tripod to intercept. I just waiting till he was moving behind inter-visibility lines and slowly moved the tripod into position. When setting up I had flattened an arc of grass to enable re-positioning. Had he been close enough to see/hear I would have just pulled the rifle and rested on my knees.

I don't know if I'd like the clamping version because I can see how it would aid stability, but also limit the ability to quickly move the gun.