You are starting at the right time as it takes a ton of time to research all of this on your first go at it. I did the same thing last year, and it gets quite overwhelming at times if you let it. Warning: It will totally consume you! Start by reading old posts on this site and others and take LOTS of notes. Also go to the WY G&F site and read all that you can, and then call them and ask questions. I'm told that a Huntin' Fool subscription can be helpful as well but it's probably not necessary for WY pronghorn hunts. You will find a lot of advise, but the single best tool I found was a combination of a Garmin handheld gps, a WY Hunting GPS Maps chip for your Garmin, and a paper map by the same company of the area that you eventually get drawn for. You did not state where you are coming from to hunt, but I found that it was nothing at all like back home and the GPS chip helped us find small pieces of checker board land that was accessible. We simply drove where we could, spotted animals and then determined which property they were on with the aid of the map and map chip/Garmin. Granted they were usually on private, but we found enough animals on public land to make it a great hunt. Some guys will tell you that it is very easy, drive out, wack one, go home,... my thoughts were to go out prepared to work hard at it and be a little selective so that I could make several stalks, learn about the animals, not shoot more than one animal per day, and enjoy the landscape, and the people. You will love it! Enjoy the process!
