Texas Pronghorn hunting is a bit different than other areas. First you must get a Landowner Tag. Typically, landowners apply to the State and get a certain # of permits that they sell to outfitters or give to friends and family. Without connections in the Pronghorn area they are hard to get. Another way in specific areas is the Experimental Pronghorn Permit. This is an over-the-counter permit that requires the landowners to sign before you hunt. The idea is you get permission to scout land and if you see pronghorn and are going to pursue them you get the "pink" tag and have it signed - and then start your hunt. This summer I got an invitation to hunt and ended up with both types of permits. The outfitter has many tags for different properties and can provide one upon taking a pronghorn on any one of them. My hunt started at the range, preparing my flintlock .54 caliber and a second percussion rifle to bring "just in case". I purchased a "full size antelope target" as it was advertised. It ended up being about 1/3 size. My range ritual was to put the target at 100-yards, jog a lap around the parking area, pick up the rifle and shoot one shot standing off my sticks. I would then shoot a second shot standing and repeat 2-shots kneeling and 2-shots sitting. If the rifle went bang every time and I "killed" the pronghorn I would go home. I did not do this with the back-up rifle, I just sighted it in and left it. I repeated this twice a week for 6 weeks total, patching my target between trips.
