I went west for the first time this year to bowhunt pronghorns. In Montana you can get over the counter tags for archery antelope, you just need to buy it by June 1st ( I think that is the date, if not I am close to it). First let me say I did not get a pronghorn, but I did get to within 50 yards of a buck and I loved my entire time out there. It was a definite learning experience as I have never before done any spot and stalk hunting. The first day I did not get within 400 yards as they kept spotting me, but then you start to learn to use the terrain to your advantage and slow down a bit. I did have a decoy and call with me and once I was about 100 yards from a herd of them and set the decoy and blew on the call, the buck in the group blew right back at me! This continued for about a minute before he rounded up his harem and took off.

You definetely need knee pads and thick heavy gloves for the crawling and you will still get some thorns in you. Without the pads and gloves if would have been impossible. The decoy in my opinion made crawling easier as i just put my bow on top of the decoy and pushed it along as i crawled. You will also need good optics. If you do not bring good binos then do not even bother going, they were essential, it is amazing with all the open country that you would think you could easily spot animals, but you cannot with the naked eye most of the time. Only when you start glassing do you start to see them. Also, bring a lot of water on your stalks. I had to call one off after a couple of hours as I was far from camp and out of water. Good footwear is critical also as you will be walking a long ways.