Pronghorn typically inhabit low, rolling, expansive lands with less than 30 percent slope.
Pronghorn require readily accessible water.
They cannot tolerate strongly alkaline water. Pronghorn therefore require open cover, either grassland or grassland interspersed with low shrubs, that provides long-range visibility. Forbs are preferentially selected when available. Pronghorn food habits vary throughout their range. In summer pronghorn supplement their forb diet with browse and green grasses.