I don't think you can even call yourself a hunting rifleman unless you are reasonably proficient from off hand. It should be a right of passage for any aspiring BG hunter.
Instead of being looked down upon, it should be encouraged and practiced since it is of FAR more value in BG hunting than sitting on one's ass at a bench and squeezing irrelevant 3 shot groups
Use to be a lot of old timers at the range shooting cheap cast loads off hand out to 200 yards. What they could do was amazing. Today guys shoot groups hunkered in sand bags and call it "practice"...then get out in the field and blow modest opportunities because they don't have the security of their bench rest.
Seen it happen...gawking when presented with a simple shot. Usually close and unexpected.
