Flaming Gorge Pronghorn

Pronghorn can be found in a fairly wide slice of North America that includes: Alberta & Saskatchewan, Montana, the Dakotas, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico. (Some in West Texas,  Southwestern Minnesota, and Southeastern California). Two subspecies, the Sonoran Pronghorn in Arizona and the Baja California Pronghorn are critically endangered.  I have a "Wildlife Viewing Guide," for each of the Western States, British Columbia, and Alberta. These guides have a page or two on the best wildlife viewing spots in their State (along with directions and what you are likely to find). Some state guides are better than others. Some, like Utah have 92 sites listed, while California has 200, and Colorado 201. The Utah guide listed "Lucerne Peninsula" (in the Flaming Gorge Reservoir) as a "High probability of viewing antelope year-round ... Unique opportunity to view and photograph antelope at very close range ..." The page also shows a photo of a male Pronghorn in the tall grass near the lake shore. So, I thought that since I was passing through on the way back from Yellowstone, I would check it out. Well, here is my photo of a pronghorn at very close range and in the tall grass near the lake shore. It doesn't always happen that way. Colorado has a site which says it has the highest population of mountain lions in the West. I have spent hours there looking for lions without success. So, some sites are better or at least more reliable than others. And, to be fair it depends on what you are looking for. A large population of mountain lions could be 30 in a 100 square mile area. But, in the case of Lucern Peninsula, it was accurate, and I came back with some nice photos.