An American citizen hunted a magnificent Markhor during the third hunt of the district trophy current season at the Gahirat-Golen community game reserve.
According to wildlife official Farooq Nabi, Robert Myles hunted the Kashmiri Markhor for a trophy permit of $125,000. The horns of the enormous, four-legged wild goat measured around 38 inches, and the hunted animal was about eight years old.
The officials additionally stated that the population of Kashmiri Markhor increased due to community-based conservation.
Markhor, a wild goat native to high mountain range areas of Central Asia, are basically quite high valued due to their large and majestic horns. It belongs to Central Asian areas of Karakoram and Himalayan region.
Every year, three hunting licenses are issued for Markhor hunting and 80% of the total cost is distributed between the locals and the remaining 20% does to the national reserves.
Markhor is also the national animal of Pakistan and this specific species is protected by local and international laws such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites).
Last year, in December, an American national hunted a Markhor at the Toshi Shasha of the lower Chitral district. He obtained a hunting permit after winning in the bidding process.
The highest bid for a Markhor hunting licence permit in recent history was won by Deron James Millman worth almost $232,000.
