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<blockquote data-quote="ducky" data-source="post: 1658938" data-attributes="member: 94420"><p>Well if you ever figure out optimal let us know! I grew up in pronghorn country and used to have access to more acres than I knew what to do with most years. I've never had any issues finding pronghorn, but I did have to learn how to hunt them. I've killed a few at ranges modern compound bows could handle easily 35-50 yards. </p><p></p><p>First of all your assumption that they live in wide open nothing is false. There is always something out there you just have to slow down the hunt and find it. Good thing is what other NA big game animal prefers to be active more during the day than the night, so you have time. Yes, I don't hunt public land for pronghorn but I've had my fair share of stalks ruined by a slob who has take pot shots from the road hoping to kill an animal and drag it off before anyone knows they're trespassing. When that happens you just pick yourself up and go start over, but there is not much you can do without a description of the vehicle and a license plate number. </p><p></p><p>Then you have to decide if your want to kill that animal is greater than your want to avoid pain. What I mean by this are you willing to crawl several hundred yards using only depressions, rises, tall tufts of grass/weeds, sage brush, and yucca to hide your approach. Most people aren't that's why they start talking about things like cartridges that work over long ranges. However, not all stalks are that tough as there might be a hill, dry creek bed, something man made, or a herd of cows (yes I actually said cows) to get behind to hide your approach. </p><p></p><p>I guess my point is if you can't close the gap on pronghorn to around 300 yards or less, it is because you didn't want to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ducky, post: 1658938, member: 94420"] Well if you ever figure out optimal let us know! I grew up in pronghorn country and used to have access to more acres than I knew what to do with most years. I've never had any issues finding pronghorn, but I did have to learn how to hunt them. I've killed a few at ranges modern compound bows could handle easily 35-50 yards. First of all your assumption that they live in wide open nothing is false. There is always something out there you just have to slow down the hunt and find it. Good thing is what other NA big game animal prefers to be active more during the day than the night, so you have time. Yes, I don't hunt public land for pronghorn but I've had my fair share of stalks ruined by a slob who has take pot shots from the road hoping to kill an animal and drag it off before anyone knows they're trespassing. When that happens you just pick yourself up and go start over, but there is not much you can do without a description of the vehicle and a license plate number. Then you have to decide if your want to kill that animal is greater than your want to avoid pain. What I mean by this are you willing to crawl several hundred yards using only depressions, rises, tall tufts of grass/weeds, sage brush, and yucca to hide your approach. Most people aren't that's why they start talking about things like cartridges that work over long ranges. However, not all stalks are that tough as there might be a hill, dry creek bed, something man made, or a herd of cows (yes I actually said cows) to get behind to hide your approach. I guess my point is if you can't close the gap on pronghorn to around 300 yards or less, it is because you didn't want to. [/QUOTE]
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