[Bloody Sam Roberts]

They had only gone a few hundred yards when her father remembered that he had left the shooting sticks back at the blind.

Shooting sticks? Is that slang for 'rifles' or some sort of hunting accessory?

[marktwain]

Shooting sticks:

http://www.bipodshootingsticks.com/

[SkyDancer]

Actually two sticks formed in an “X” to rest your rifle on for stability in long shots. You’re able to stand and shoot rather than lay down using bipods.