As I have gotten older, my offhand abilities have gone downhill. Maybe from lack of practice, I'm not sure, but I try to find some kind of rest when shooting at game if at all possible.
Steelhead,
You are dead on about us old guys with bad knees. There ain't nobody out there in the woods to help us get up.
Battue,
I think I recognize that buck in the first picture. Maybe a Ky. deer?