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Bowhunting the All-American Pronghorn

Bowhunting the distinctly American pronghorn can be a real challenge — unless you play it smart.
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The Truth About DIY Public Land Western Bowhunting

Here’s what influencers and podcasters aren’t telling you.
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Wild Eats — and the Hunt for Sustainability

Giving thanks for the restoration of wildlife that offers a deeper connection to food.
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Ranked: 6 Best-Tasting Big Game Animals

A primary benefit to tagging a big game animal is a freezer full of delicious meat. In the author’s experience — nearly a half century of eating big game steaks — these six species are the best of the best.
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Video: Pronghorn Jumps the String — and Results in a Quick Kill

Video often reveals what happens while an arrow is in the air, and here it shows that a bowhunter was actually lucky that a pronghorn jumped the string.
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How to Pull Off a Combo Bowhunt

Putting a tag for a second species in your pocket on an out-of-state combo bowhunt is exciting, but consider the following points before supersizing your hunt.
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Second-Chance Archery Pronghorn

Not wanting to wait at public land water sources, the author jogs, walks and crawls his way within bow range of on-the-move pronghorns.
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Do Combo Hunts Make Sense?

Combo hunts for various big game species might sound like a great idea, but really think it through before booking such an adventure.
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Bowhunting Accuracy on Western Game: How Good Is Good Enough?

To make ethical shots when bowhunting, accuracy is obviously important. But how good is good enough when you have a western trip planned? And how important is species size?
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Bowhunting Pronghorn — 4 Ways

Pronghorn success for bowhunters comes in many forms — especially when rains arrive to put a damper on waterhole ploys.
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Bowhunting Wyoming Pronghorns and Whitetails

Being away from home when you’re very ill is never good; it’s even worse when you’re on a bowhunt that’s been planned for many years.
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Bowhunting the West’s Big 3

Are you planning a bowhunt for one of the most popular western big game animals – elk, mule deer or pronghorn? Here’s how they’re the same, only different.
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4 Tips for Hot-Weather Pronghorns

When the temperature rises and pronghorns are thirsty, there’s no better place to arrow a mature buck than near a waterhole.
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A Better Water Plan for Pronghorn

Planning a bowhunting trip out West for speed goats? A great idea, so long as you have an effective water plan.
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Avoid These Pitfalls While Bowhunting Prairie Pronghorn

The following tactics can help you overcome the unkind conditions of pronghorn country.
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Massive Velvet-Racked Mule Deer Hitting the Ground in August 2019

The late-summer 2019 archery season has started in several western states, and a few massive mule deer have already been tagged by some well-known bowhunters.
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11 Steps for Successful Spot-and-Stalk Bowhunting

Add these spot-and-stalk techniques to your arsenal to become a more successful bowhunter.
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Waterhole Pronghorn 101

A productive waterhole, a topnotch blind, and the right timing make the difference for bowhunting success.
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The Key to Recruiting and Retaining Bowhunters: Not ‘I’ But ‘We’

Recruiting and retaining bowhunters begins when each of us adheres to a mindset of putting others first.
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Australia’s Adam Greentree vs. America’s Pronghorn

Legendary Australian bowman Adam Greentree joins Bowhunting World’s Jace Bausersman in Colorado for a chance at the elusive pronghorn.
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Do-It-Yourself Archery Pronghorn

A once dry desert turned lush oasis requires a shift in DIY pronghorn tactics.
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Are Pronghorn Millions of Years Old?

Speed, in the pronghorn's long-term survival, has been complemented with adaption. Its hair, for instance, now serves as a defense against predators.
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How To Hunt Pronghorns Over Water Crossbow Style

With a lot of research and a great setup, one pronghorn newbie gets the job done in Wyoming.
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How Soon Is Too Soon For Your Pronghorn Blind?

Is it possible to put your pronghorn blinds out too early? Just when is the right time?
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Crossbow Review: Barnett BC Raptor Reverse

In the market for a budget-friendly crossbow for hunting deer or other big game? Give Barnett’s BC Raptor Reverse a look.
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From The Readers: Decoys And Disguises For Pronghorns

Learn how a white shirt and goat hat helped a Bowhunting World reader harvest his fourth pronghorn.
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A Salute To The All-American Pronghorn

The all-American pronghorn are the sole remaining members of an ancient family dating back to the Pleistocene period. They are their own scientific genus and are only found in North America. Here's a salute to Antilocapra americana.
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Demand For Pronghorn Hunting Licenses High In North Dakota

Enthusiasm for pronghorn hunting is high this season in North Dakota, with about 6,500 people applying for just 410 licenses after it was banned in the state for several years.
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Keep Learning Every Time You Go Afield

Just when you think you have it all figured out, you learn something new and incredibly helpful.
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New Mexico to relocate nearly 200 pronghorn

State wildlife officials plan to capture and relocate almost 200 pronghorn from a northern New Mexico ranch.