What is a great lite weight tripod for hunting

As with many things it really depends on how you will use it.
For me, and for how I hunt, desert southwest . I find the Outdoorsman tall aluminum with the gen 2 pan head to work best. I use it 99% for glassing and 1% shooting. I have guns with ARCA,and picatinny rails and Spartan magnaswitch cups, the pan head works directly with AECA and picatinny or with an ARCA to Magnaswitch male adapter.
I have owned Swarovski carbon, Really Right Stuff Carbon Ascent and ball head, Tricer Carbon and Mondetteo Aluminum. The RRS set up was the most stable for shooting but overall the Outdoorsman's is the lightest, fastest to set up, smoothest for glassing, and best for glassing while standing,
The Tricer is the best low cost solution but inferior to the Outdoorsman in actual field use.
 
There are some great tripods, RRS, Spartan, etc. I hunt elk for 1 week each year. My tripod needs to fit comfortably in my pack, lightweight and not interfere when I sit down ((5'8"). I chose the Aziak and Wiser combination (ARCA). Last bull taken, I was standing and 400 yards. Aziak is significantly cheaper and I have been very happy with it for glassing and then making the shot.
If I was hunting more days per year and I only wanted American made, my choice might lead to another choice. There are few carbon manufactures that are USA-based, so most tripods have off-shore parts.
 
I went with set up for my hunting rifles that both top out between ~8.75 & 9.75 lbs. I found it to be the best combination of weight and stability. I have found that you want Load to Capacity to be 2x or more of rifle weight.

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MDT Backpack Bi-pod is impossible to beat in my opinion. It is light, sturdy, and pans. Last year, I shot a Dall Sheep at 540 yards. He was moving out, and I was able to follow him with the pan function easily until he stopped. If I had to reposition the gun as opposed to follow with the pan, I am not sure I would have killed him.
 
I initially bought a heavy duty tripod of carbon fiber from Innorel, the RT90C (40Kg support capacity!) with the ball head N52. It was outstanding, very stable, overbuilt, with 40mm top tube legs. It was at the time about 1/3 the price of the Vortex Radian model that looked eerily similar ;). Problem was, with all the CF, it was still heavy enough to make me think twice before taking it for the hunt.
Then, I bought a SunwayfotoT2830CS shooting tripod (Slav Guns posted a review). This one hit all the marks for me! It is really light (2.9lb, also CF), but still sturdy enough for shooting, with 3 segments per leg (only 2 knobs to turn). Load capacity, 20kg (44lbs) - I doubt I'll even need more! It came with an Arca+Picatinny mount for the rifle, and has a lever lock that freezes the rifle in place if needed. I only paid at the time about $260. Being so light, I take it with me whenever I need it.
 
The Aziak Backcountry Lite stands out as one of the best I've run for this exact use. At just 1 lb 4 oz, it disappears in your pack, deploys quickly, and reaches usable heights for sitting/kneeling glassing and shooting. Paired with a solid lightweight ball head (like a Tricer or RRS Anvil), it handles my spotter fine and gives me a stable platform to clip my rifle onto via an Arca rail or dedicated adapter.
 
Tricer all the way. I've got their HK model with sunway photo ball head and it's absolutely awesome. Just ordered the Tricer bc and their bipod. With that said I'm selling the HK as most of my hunting is back country stuff
 
redchinviking said:
I recently acquired this combo and have been very impressed what they have accomplished for the weight. Great to shoot and glass from sitting. If backpacking and deep backcountry is your focus this is the one. If you you are mostly hunting from your truck, there are more stable and versatile options for a little more weight and cost.
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I'm a fan of my tricer. I really like that the legs are wider where it contacts the ground makes a stable platform.
 

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