Where to See Pronghorn in Badlands National Park

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Pronghorn sightings in Badlands

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Where Pronghorn has been reported, from 333 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM5% of the busiest hour1 AM3% of the busiest hour2 AM2% of the busiest hour3 AM2% of the busiest hour4 AM21% of the busiest hour5 AM84% of the busiest hour6 AMBusiest hour7 AM89% of the busiest hour8 AM63% of the busiest hour9 AM47% of the busiest hour10 AM37% of the busiest hour11 AM32% of the busiest hourNoon26% of the busiest hour1 PM26% of the busiest hour2 PM32% of the busiest hour3 PM42% of the busiest hour4 PM63% of the busiest hour5 PM79% of the busiest hour6 PM95% of the busiest hour7 PMBusiest hour8 PM74% of the busiest hour9 PM37% of the busiest hour10 PM16% of the busiest hour11 PM8% of the busiest hour

Pronghorn is most seen 6–8 AM and 6–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Pronghorn sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	5%
1 AM	3%
2 AM	2%
3 AM	2%
4 AM	21%
5 AM	84%
6 AM	100%
7 AM	89%
8 AM	63%
9 AM	47%
10 AM	37%
11 AM	32%
Noon	26%
1 PM	26%
2 PM	32%
3 PM	42%
4 PM	63%
5 PM	79%
6 PM	95%
7 PM	100%
8 PM	74%
9 PM	37%
10 PM	16%
11 PM	8%

Audio tour

Hear about Pronghorn on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Badlands, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Badlands Tour Guide

The Horn That Sheds Its Cover

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“If you spot a tan-and-white animal out on the open prairie, take a closer look for a pronghorn's forked horns. The males' dark horns have the distinctive prong that gives the animal its name.”

Plays as you drive near White River Valley Overlook in Parkwolf’s Badlands Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Badlands spots that mention Pronghorn

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Pronghorn. A good start, never a guarantee.

Places

SightRoberts Prairie Dog TownA prairie-dog neighborhood where the residents don’t always show.

Scenic pulloutAncient Hunters OverlookA roadside view with a possible ancient butchering story.

Wolf sightings in Yellowstone on Parkwolf’s Find Wildlife map, brightest around Lamar Valley — Wolf sightings in Yellowstone, in the app

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Where to see Pronghorn in Badlands