If you’ve ever tried to close the distance on a pronghorn buck in the wide-open shortgrass prairie, you already know the problem: those eyes don’t miss a thing. So when Twin Elements decided to put two of the most debated bowhunting tactics head-to-head — spot & stalk versus decoy — on Montana’s open range during the rut, it was worth paying attention. Montana’s pronghorn archery season typically opens in early September, which lines up almost perfectly with the tail end of pre-rut and the beginning of serious buck activity. The decoy debate is one that comes up every year in the archery pronghorn world, and for good reason. Editor’s note: Corrected the stated opening of Montana's archery pronghorn season from mid-August to early September.