TX Pronghorn How To???

[DuramaxDude]

I have hunted the last three years in the Texas Panhandle and will be up there again this year the first weekend in October. Where I get to hunt it is virtually impossible to bow hunt :-( but I still enjoy shooting them with a rifle. The reason bow hunting isn't really possible is because there are fields all over the place that have standing water from the sprinkler systems and they don't have to come to a specific water hole. We do a lot of driving and glassing until we find what we want and set up an attack plan. They are very difficult to judge. I thought I was getting better at it but last year a buddy of mine shot one that we both thought was pretty nice and when we ground checked him he was not near as nice as we thought. Not even close! lol

Yeah that's what I hear. Everyone says they are hard to judge. I have been reading up on it. I like the diagram in the first website its hard to read though. It says ears=5.5"-6" eye=3"

http://gothunts.com/field-judging-pronghorn-antelope/

http://www.biggamehunt.net/articles/field-judging-pronghorns

[hero_moneybags]

Following. Going for the first time in SE New Mexico this October.

[Captain C]

Not a good picture but here is one we have been watching.

[DuramaxDude]

dang nice!!!

[DuramaxDude]

That pic kinda of sucks (iPhone through binoculars) but that is the biggest one I have ran across so far. On a 300 ac CRP field to. So that isn't too cool.

[TXraiderTK]

would love to put down a speed goat! got a tag last year but couldnt find a ranch to put it into action. Excited for you, knock one down!

[TexasHunter83]

Just FYI to you potential speed goat hunters. Wyoming USUALLY has left over tags for a lot of units. I went a few years back and had a blast. The unit I went had 170+ leftover tags and the unit was FULL of Antelope; the permits run about $280 (around there) We killed 3 bucks and had fun doing it.

To the OP. GOOD LUCK!!!

[DuramaxDude]

Well I am sitting watching a group with the buck I have picked out. Hoping to put them to bed and get it done in the morning!!!

[mjbtexas]

nice!!1

[Captain C]

Awesome! Hopefully you have a quick hunt. Got mine located too. Hopefully it doesn't rain too much.

[DuramaxDude]

Awesome! Hopefully you have a quick hunt. Got mine located too. Hopefully it doesn't rain too much.

I sure hope it doesn't but the last forecast I checked has a 60% chance all day tomorrow.