Abstract: A telescoping gun rest apparatus having a belly plate serving as a base attachable to the belt of a wearer. The telescoping gun rest apparatus is a stabilizing shooting rest that includes an adjustable telescoping tube assembly which provides varying extensions, and is coupled to a ball and socket assembly providing at least two rotational degrees of freedom. The stabilizing shooting rest further includes a yoke serving as a rest at the distal end of the telescopic tube assembly, the yoke is substantially U-shaped and configured to stabilize a desired portion of a rifle, gun, or crossbow while the wearer and user of the telescoping gun rest apparatus is shooting.