American hunts markhor in Chitral for $125,000
Hunted markhor aged about eight years and its horn size was around 38 inches
February 19, 2024
CHITRAL: A US citizen successfully hunted a magnificent Kashmiri Markhor at the Gahirat-Golen community game reserve during the third trophy hunting in the ongoing season in the district.
According to the details shared by a Wildlife Department official, Farooq Nabi, the US national, named Robert Myles Hall, hunted the Kashmir Markhor for a trophy permit of $125,000.
The hunted markhor aged about eight years and the horn size of the giant four-legged wild goat was around 38 inches. The officials added that the population of Kashmir Markhor increased in recent years in light of community-based conservation.
Markhor, a wild goat native to high-altitude monsoon forests in central Asia, are highly valued for their majestic horns. The markhor is a large capra species native to Central Asia, Karakoram and the Himalayas.
Annually, three hunting trophy licenses are issued for Markhor hunting and 80% of the total cost is distributed among local communities and 20% is deposited in the national exchequer.
Markhor is protected by local and international laws such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites).
In December last year, a US national hunted a markhor at the Tooshi Shasha Conservancy of Lower Chitral district after obtaining a permit for the hunt via a bidding process.
Deron James Millman won the bid in October with a whopping $232,000, making it the biggest bid in history.
