Home Forums Hunting & Shooting General Big Game Shooting prone off a pack, how about a rear bag?

I am looking at these ultralight rear bags to shoot prone off of a daypack. This will be for hunting antelope. Thought I may even try resting my elbow on it besides using it as a rear bag.

Comments are appreciated.

https://www.crosstac.com/shop-all-products/ultralight-tactical-rear-squeeze-bag/

I use a bipod and low sage for a rest for pronghorn. Most stalks I don't have a pack on for pronghorn.

I've seen these bags used around shooting competitions, but for taking 1 shot on an antelope? I see it instead as just one more gizmo I'd have to keep track of...

This. And antelope? Who has time to dick around with this stuff?

If you need a rear bag, you’re not close enough. I do use a bipod.

For one shot in a hunting scenario, my fist works pretty well as a rear bag.

I like it

Another cheap option is fill a sock with air soft BBs and tie it off.

I second the fist under the stock, works great and impossible tools track of

Hey, if you’ve got the time to set up, more power to ya.

I ball up my fist under the butt.
Also, I carry 1 trekking pole. With a bit of practice, it can be used in a dozen different ways as a rest.

This.

I got this shooting prone over a pack. To start with, lying down puts your eye closer to the scope. Then I had a Blizzard Creek flip up scope cover on it that extended behind the back of the scope. I was lying slightly downhill shooting at an elk across a draw a little higher than I was so I had the rifle tipped up a little. It all added up to the scope being too close to my face and a lovely whammo. It's easy to forget the details when you have a bull looking at you and defying you to 'come and get me'.

I can't be the only one that's used a binocular.

Been hunting for over 70 years and still hunt about 6 months of the year, and have shot 3 critters laying down, prone is the last thing i think of when hunting, and i never shoot prone on the range, guess i'm out of step with the modern shooting techniques. Rio7

I can think of only 2 times in the last 55 years that I've shot animals from prone. Most of the time, low sagebrush and grass prevent it. You need to be at least on your knees to see over it. If you can do it, though, a pack is a very solid rest.

Me too. Sometimes a fist on top of the binocular for more height. Wadded up gloves plus the fist also.

With that said, I don't see using the rear bag shown with a bipod as some sort of problem. When shots get longish and the animal is unaware, you can have more than enough time to use something like that.

Never shot an animal from prone myself. There always seems to be tall grass, sage or greasewood in the way. Whenever possible, I shoot while sitting with my pack vertical in front of me, with my left leg extended. I rest the rifle on the top frame support with my elbow resting on my bent right knee. If I need to go to standing, I'll use a pair of lightweight 62" sticks. I think they're made by Vanguard??

I'm same way, terrain dictates my position. My father always said " son, a good rifleman knows how to pick a good rest". I'm alot stiffer now, of course, but there was a time when if I could take a sitting position, he was shot. ha

Having competed in NRL and PRS matches these past 12+ years, I think i've narrowed it down to the Game Changer bag with the Git LIte filling. More $ but a very useable bag for either the rear or even under the rifle's forearm.

https://www.armageddongear.com/Game-Changer%C2%AE_p_111.html

Also look at the same bag but smaller versions; SHMedium and Pint sized.

I wear a bino harness. Unclip the left side chest strap and the bino harness is free to slide under the butt of the rifle for fast easy support.