When you’re hunting the wide-open flats, getting within ethical shooting range of a mature pronghorn buck can feel nearly impossible. They have vision equivalent to 8x binoculars and a radar-sharp sense of danger. But as the season progresses and the rut kicks into high gear, dominant bucks develop a major weakness: extreme jealousy. To pull a trophy buck out of …

Every hunter has misjudged a stalk. The difference is what you do next. On one hunt, a stalk that was supposed to close the distance on a trophy buck went sideways — badly. By the time the mistake was clear, the buck was still more than 500 yards out. Far too distant for a shot, and seemingly too far gone …

Some of the best proof of how antelope actually behave doesn’t come from a hunt at all — it comes from just watching them. One fall during the rut, two territorial bucks faced off along a stretch of barbwire fence splitting their ranges — separated by a two-lane highway. Antelopes aren’t stopped by a standard four-strand barbwire fence; they’ll duck …

Pronghorn antelope aren’t silent animals. They communicate constantly with each other through a set of distinct vocalizations — and once you learn to recognize and reproduce them, you have a real tool for closing the distance on a wary buck. 1. The Short SnortThis is a buck’s way of announcing his presence. Watch a mature buck long enough on open …

Pronghorn antelope season is just a month away, and these sharp-eyed speedsters are already challenging hunters across the western plains. Unlike hunting mule deer or elk, pronghorn hunting often calls for a high-visibility approach — dominant bucks are intensely territorial during the rut and understanding how to use that instinct against them is the key to tagging a trophy this …