You will want every advantage when that day arrives. You never know the exact scenario you'll be faced with when hunting, and you'll never know if you'll randomly stumble upon a trophy buck that day. It's difficult to plan for EVERYTHING, but there's a point where simple and relatively inexpensive tools should be in every hunter's toolbox. That, and you certainly didn't expect to see a huge 18 point buck meandering amongst a group of doe's, so now you have adrenaline to add to the equation. Whether you didn't expect to track this far, or you planned on shooting prone, you are now forced to do the opposite. Either way, the task becomes exponentially more difficult, and that's coupled with muscle and cardio fatigue. You have no choice but to shoot on one knee or standing up. The wind is blowing the snow around low to the ground which also impedes your vision. The problems begin when the grass, protruding from a snowy blanket, wave in front of your line of sight. You can't tell which, if any, are bucks, but you go prone and attempt to get them in your scope. You slowly crest a hill and far off in the distance, maybe 250 yards out, stands a small group upwind. Imagine if you've been walking for miles, up and down snow dusted hills, tracking, and pushing deer. Shooting sticks are a very practical tool to have as a hunter, and they can prove to be extremely useful in an array of situations.
Great choice for crossbow and deer hunting