For hunting deer or pig in Hawaii, what are the shooting positions I should practice the most?

I don’t have much experience and I was basically a kid with an other retarded kids doing an “activity” cause there wasn’t much to do in the summer.

But I don’t recall anyone ever shooting prone or sitting…..because of the tall vegetation.  All shots were standing or kneeling….over the hood/tailgate /bumper/etc.  (Hunting was more of an “activity”…it wasn’t serious….cause residents got to often hunt for free for deer eradication)

So is it most practical to just practice shooting kneeling and sitting with shooting sticks….and standing using the wood post as a support at Kokohead?

I’m pretty sure for Oahu all shots will be under 30 yards

For Lanai…I’m thinking 150 max…maybe 200

Probably more of pick a spot on ridge near where a truck.   Definitely not a stalker.  Dang I think I figured out the answer already….sitting…tripod, arca rail and 20” 6.5 Grendel AR…. Or 22’ 243 Savage if I can put an arca rail on it

For spot and stalk Maui lanai I like something like a primis shooting stick. Its kinda heavy and annoying but it works well for quick close shots.. I carry it in my left hand as a hiking stick and rifle in a sling or quick release sling (stone glacier) strapped to my pack on my right side. I spot game its in one knee and I can get set up pretty quick for a shot. Game is often pushed around or jumping out of its beds when stalking plus  with the vegetation I find getting set up prone is pretty rare for me. We take off hand shots too a lot so I would practice those. I have a Spartan bipod which is nice that I still carry along with a tripod with arca  at times instead of the primos, but that's usually if I think I'm gonna be more long range. The tripod takes a lot of practice to get proficient with (especially dialling leg length) so sometimes I will split my trekking poles as an x with the straps crossing with a pack under my armpit. All those take time to get quick with so do dry fire setup drills to see what works best. If you're just going to sit a ridge though the primos would also be good for that.

Thanks Bo for the info!

I realize I’m likely going to be a sitter.  I couldn’t walk a mile in the hot sun if my life depended on it

The few times I was crazy enough to wake up early to try hunting….we mainly hunted Molokai style…just drive around ….shoot leaning against the hood of the truck

Try various positions! Last deer on Lanai, I had to shoot off hand at 100 yards

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Damn….100yards off hand is pretty damn good!!

I came in 4th at a HRA fun event where one stage was off hand shooting a Ruger 10/22.  Mr. Hyde took 1st, my friend the donkey from Maui was 3rd. 

I had never really practiced off hand shooting….just messing around blasting away with ar/ak/shotguns at HRA fun shoots.  The donkey was surprised when I outshot him at off hand shooting.   He kills me at pistol shooting…his pistol groups are 1/2 the size of mine.

Dang rifle barrel just keeps moving in a circle and just have to time the shot

Youll shoot every position you can think of. Many difficult and akward positions. prone, standing, sitting, kneeling, bent over, unsupported, supported on rocks, trees, bushes, twigs, backpack, monopod, bipod, tripod. literally everything and anything except for an actual bench. the best thing you can do is make sure your rifle is fitted to you well so that when you mount you can come up on your natural point of aim as quickly as possible. practice your breathing, and trigger pull. practice with your heart pounding and your legs and arms burning and full of blood.

I know you said you are just gonna sit and wait, but you still have to walk to your spot. you have to walk to that doe or buck you just shot and you have to walk back. the day you spook that trophy buck or ram and pass on that 4 second window of opportunity... that will haunt you for a while lol.

Damn….100yards off hand is pretty damn good!!

I came in 4th at a HRA fun event where one stage was off hand shooting a Ruger 10/22.  Mr. Hyde took 1st, my friend the donkey from Maui was 3rd. 

I had never really practiced off hand shooting….just messing around blasting away with ar/ak/shotguns at HRA fun shoots.  The donkey was surprised when I outshot him at off hand shooting.   He kills me at pistol shooting…his pistol groups are 1/2 the size of mine.

Dang rifle barrel just keeps moving in a circle and just have to time the shot

I practice alot. Different positions

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I practice alot. Different positions

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Yep
It's just common sense.
No need to overthink it.

Thanks guys for the advice!

I think I went a handful of times as a kid.  I think 4 times we (my dad/me/whoever we were with) shot  from right next to the truck.   Only once we walked  like 20 yards to a gully to sit/wait.

My dad and the people I went with weren’t serious hunters….hunting was more like an “activity”

My dad lived on that small island for like 25yrs and I don’t think he ever learned how to gut or debone

We hauled the whole thing back to town for someone else to break down or he just took the back straps.

When I saw him take only the back straps…I stopped going hunting.   Seemed disrespectful to me….to kill something…..and not try to eat as much of it as possible

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Yep
It's just common sense.
No need to overthink it.

Probably, it was more like 75-80 yards. We were walking back to the truck when a bunch jumped out at us. I didn't have time to range, but I just raised my rifle and shot. High mound of dirt right behind them

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