Antelope come how far east?

FEENIX said:
Pronghorn is an antelope. Nothing against the Dakotas, but if you want to increase your chances, Wyoming has the largest pronghorn population. Having said that, Oklahoma has pronghorn, too, but I am not sure of their numbers, and it is probably closest to NC, that "I" know.
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Drawing a tag in Wyoming is tough these days
It was easier in the 90's and early 2000's
 
FEENIX said:
I am not an expert or here to argue a point, but it's what ALL fish and game states that have pronghorns classify them under.

The pronghorn is so unique that it is the only member of its family, Antilocapra. Its Latin name, Antilocapra americana, means the "American goat-antelope." But the pronghorn is directly related to neither New World goats nor Old World antelopes. Instead, pronghorn antelope are native to North America and can be found nowhere else in the world.
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We all call them "antelope" or "speed goats" - I know I do, having hunted and killed about a dozen of them over the past 15 years. There used to be 6 species back in the day and now there are 4 listed although 90% of them are "American Pronghorn" Antelope is just one of the names that stuck.

I am told their closest living relatives are Giraffes and Okapi's.

They are not part of the goat family either.

What makes them so cool, is that they are one of a kind. Completely unique and a natural anomoly.

OH and they taste great!!!!
 

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"Pronghorn" as called by people that have to be 100% correct via Google and have no history out west..... so Karen of them.
Antelope have a pretty good population from Alberta to Texas down through Montana, Nebraska, Colorado, and into Oklahoma and Northern Texas from what I've seen. Much east of that i haven't seen any. To be fair I have not traveled much in north or south Dakota.
 
FEENIX said:
Pronghorn is an antelope. Nothing against the Dakotas, but if you want to increase your chances, Wyoming has the largest pronghorn population. Having said that, Oklahoma has pronghorn, too, but I am not sure of their numbers, and it is probably closest to NC, that "I" know.
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If I was in search of a pronghorn, I'd be inclined to go to Wyoming or the Dakotas
I've seen some nice pronghorn bucks down near Alpine, TX. Finding a reliable outfitter in the Big Bend area may be difficult.
Wyoming and the Dakotas, I think, would be your best bet!

Odd you should mention Oklahoma.
ODWC claims that Oklahoma probably has the widest diversity of wildlife in the US.
NOT in sustainable populations, but in "pass through" presence.
Shiras moose wander through from Colorado with the occasional Rocky Mountain big horn plus the mulies, pronghorn, elk, whitetail, etc, etc....
 
One of the keys to the original post is "viable".
If you're an OnX Hunt elite member there is a draw odds calculator available which will help provide some key information on where you might be able to get a tag as a non-resident and how many points/years it might take. Different states have different rules and costs for points accumulation so it definitely takes some research. If money is not a primary concern then some states have land owner tags or outfitter tags that can shorten or eliminate the wait.
For most non-resident hunters, I suspect viability will trump proximity when planning for a hunt.
 

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