American hunts Kashmir Markhor in Chitral

Details shared by Wildlife Department official says American hunter hunted Kashmir Markhor for trophy permit for USD 1,25,000

By Shah Murad Baig
February 19, 2024
An American hunter Robert Myles Hall is pictured with a Kashmir Markhor at the Gahirat-Golen community game reserve during the 3rd Trophy Hunting of Markhor in the ongoing season in Chitral on February 18, 2024. — Facebook/Chitral Wildlife Division
An American hunter Robert Myles Hall is pictured with a Kashmir Markhor at the Gahirat-Golen community game reserve during the 3rd Trophy Hunting of Markhor in the ongoing season in Chitral on February 18, 2024. — Facebook/Chitral Wildlife Division 

CHITRAL: An American hunter hunted a Kashmir Markhor at the Gahirat-Golen community game reserve during the 3rd Trophy Hunting of Markhor in the ongoing season in the district. Details shared by Wildlife Department official, Farooq Nabi, said that the American hunter, Robert Myles Hall, hunted the Kashmir Markhor for a trophy permit for USD 1,25,000. 

The hunted markhor aged about eight years and the horns size of 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. 

Annually three hunting trophy licenses are issued for Markhor hunting and 80pc of total cost are being distributed among local communities and 20pc is deposited in national kitty. Markhor is protected by local and international laws such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites). The markhor is a large capra species native to Central Asia, Karakoram and the Himalayas.