While MC-112991 is won't fix, the opposite behavior happens in the offhand:
When holding the item, and not riding a pig/strider respectively...
In the main hand, it increases the use statistic. (MC-112991)
In the off hand, nothing happens.
In both hands, nothing happens.
This behavior should be consistent across hands, and if off hand not doing it is not a case to fix, it should not prevent the main hand at least.
How to reproduce:
/scoreboard objectives add Use minecraft.used:minecraft.carrot_on_a_stick
/scoreboard objectives setdisplay sidebar Use
Use a carrot on a stick in main hand, leaving off hand empty
-> Score increases (MC-112991)Hold one in both hands, and use again.
-> Score doesn't increase.
I wasn't able to reproduce this in 1.19.1 pre-release 4. Is there a step I'm missing here?