The point of mine for prairie dogs is so I am not shooting prone. And if you are sitting in a ground blind or in the open hunting deer I typically want to be as small as possible. And I am pretty sure the more solid points of contact you can have shooting equals more stability. Hence, sitting in my chair leaning into the rest. And, sitting gets me out of the grass. As mentioned there is a bog pod. I have one of those and used it on a conventional tripod. It is ok but not near as solid as the deadshot.