First time pronghorn

[CollegeDad]

My daughter and I drew our first pronghorn tags this year in WY. Both rifle but in different units. I’ve done a lot of e-scouting looking for water holes, access, camp sites, etc. This is our first hunt together since she graduated college and we’re looking to make some good memories. Neither of us are looking for record book bucks but just a fun hunt.

 

[WildWill]

Hope my kids still wanna hunt with me when they're that old. Congratulations on the tags and have a fun hunt. Let us know how it goes.

 

[Bowhuntrben]

Have fun! The one WY pronghorn hunt I've done so far was a fun, easy hunt.

 

[Jnasa]

Congrats on the tags. It should be fun.

One tip I have is remember the terrain can look flat but there are a lot of small draws and other topography. It doesn't take much to hide an antelope. Good news is you can use these to help with a stalk.

 

[Bigjay73]

I typically don't look for water holes. What's wet when they take the sat pics may be dry in Sept and vice versa. Look for fresh cow poop, that can tell you if water is nearby. Most of my hunting is stopping and walking to high areas where I can glass, you'll know pretty quickly if animals are around. No animals, move on to the next spot. Most fun you will ever have hunting, good luck!

 

[Muskeez]

Good for you!! My daughter is my favorite hunting bud also! Great advice above. Move a lot, walk a ways to look into sections of public that you can't see into from the road. If you are a whitetail guy don't get hung up on scent control, their eyes will see you before they smell you. Don't shoot the first buck you see unless its truly a OMG looking buck. They might all look the same at first but glass up a bunch and then the big ones will be obvious. Get them boned out where they fall and meat in the cooler with ice jugs asap and you will have some of the best eating game ever. Best wishes! Please share pics when you get back.

 

[Bigjay73]

Good stuff, Muskeez. I feel like it takes me at least half a day to get a hold on judging horns the first day out. I would almost recommend spending a day before the opener glassing easy to see herds from the road on private or public. You will probably see dozens of bucks and It becomes apparent pretty quickly the difference between an average buck, and a holy crap buck. That being said, my son had his first buck tag last year. It took 7 points in the special draw, and he ended up shooting a 60" buck. He was happy, I was proud, the size was irrelevant.

 

[Lmartin5]

Good luck!

 

[ccc23454]

This is way I do it and it keeps it fun and not to intense, pronghorn in any decent wy unit are not hard to kill. I never hunt opening day seldom even first week. I never plan to shot a buck till atleast day 3 of my hunts, often dont even carry a rifle to glassing spots (stays in vehicle). I split unit or portion of unit i intend to hunt into 2 good size chunks. Day 1 I look at every single pronghorn I can in that side of unit drop way points for anything that interests me, Day 2 do other half. Unless I see a giant(looks out of place different) which truly seldom happens no shots are allowed till I have covered all parts of unit i wanted to. Results in 2 fun days of glassing, BSing with hunting buddy and exploring with zero pressure. Usually after 2 days while sitting in camp next to a fire or over a cold beverage i can say lets go shot blah blah buck, or atleast take another look at him and thats what you do on day 3 or 4. I love looking at pronghorn and judging them, so this suits me. My buddies sometimes get frustrated when we have seen hundreds of animals and rifle hasn't left truck but thats my favorite way. Keep it fun and more than just about pulling a trigger, good luck.