Pronghorn, Blacktail & Mule Deer Hunting

Stupid weather—the weekend forecast for Cheyenne, Wyoming, had called for 48 degrees and partly cloudy, yet I was hiking in a full-blown blizzard. The day’s high temp wouldn’t crack 30, but it didn’t pay to complain because I knew my “Git-R-Done” guide wasn’t interested in hearing me whine.

The rolling Texas Panhandle landscape provided the perfect backdrop for hunting like a coyote—sneaking sure-kill close to the prying eyes of the prairie goats that dotted the landscape.

For some of the best mule deer hunting in North America, forget the romantic images of giant muley bucks set against a sweeping Rocky Mountains panorama... and look for big muleys without mountains, says expert Mark Kayser.

Reo is the 11-year-old son of my hunting partner Doyle Shipp, and Reo started shooting a “stick and string” almost as soon as he could walk.

It's payback time. A son takes his dad on a memorable pronghorn hunt in western South Dakota. 

Four days of hunting mule deer with a muzzleloader from a tent camp on the Montana prairie- does it get any better than that?  Join Cory Pedersen as he attempts to find out. 

The NAHC staff has assembled the ultimate guide to pronghorn hunting. Pronghorn Pointers is your one-spot stop for features, video clips, tips, articles and episodes of NAH-TV, all dedicated to help you sharpen your skills.

NAH Editor Gordy Krahn takes readers on a Wyoming pronghorn hunt and a historical look at the evolution of a gun. 

Sharp vision. Lightning quickness. Skittish nature. When you're hunting an animal with these traits, you need to develop a gameplan to off-set them. Pronghorns fit the bill, and it pays to prepare for the unexpected when chasing such a crafty creature. Just in ase the wind's not right. Or it's blowing too hard. Or the goats are moving too fast to intercept. Or the bucks are chasing does and won't stay put. Or snow and rain makes conditions miserable for pronghorns and hunter alike.

After 30 years of applying, two long-time friends finally draw “the tag of a lifetime.”