I don't like use stock mounted bi pods on my elk rifle. They add too much weight, unbalance the rifle and won't fit in a scabbard. I carry set of expandable shooting sticks. When I am sitting,I can set them up, if moving in thick timber they get stuck in a pack pocket.Shooting 300-400 yards a person usually has time to get set up

If God wanted you to walk and carry things on your back, He would not have invented stirrups and pack saddles