Habitat degradation, not hunting, is the culprit. If you no longer have a viable, self-sustaining population, that's when you shut the season down. And we're not at that point. The number of permits issued is based on an annual census of antelope by biologists. Ranchers are issued permits according to the size of the herd on their property.
Landowners decide whether to permit hunting and how many antelope are taken off their property.
Hunters wishing to hunt pronghorns must contact individual landowners, who usually advertise hunts in major Texas newspapers. Antelope season is generally nine days in early October.