CHITRAL: A US citizen, Robert Myles Hall has successfully hunted a magnificent Kashmiri Markhor during the third trophy hunting session at the Gahirat-Golen community game reserve in in Chitral.
Farooq Nabi, a Wildlife Department official, posted details on X, stating that Hall obtained a trophy permit for $125,000. The Markhor hunted was approximately eight years old with horns measuring around 38 inches.
Officials highlighted the recent increase in the Kashmir Markhor population, attributed it to community-based conservation efforts. The Markhor, a species of wild goat native to the high-altitude monsoon forests of central Asia, is renowned for its majestic horns.
Markhor Hunted in Chitral Under Trophy Hunting Programme
Annually, three hunting trophy licenses are issued for Markhor hunting, with 80% of the proceeds distributed among local communities and the remaining 20% deposited into the national exchequer.
Protected by local and international laws, such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the Markhor’s conservation remains a priority. In a similar event last December, another US national, Deron James Millman, hunted a Markhor at the Tooshi Shasha Conservancy in Lower Chitral district, securing the permit through a bidding process. Millman’s bid of $232,000 marked a record-breaking amount, demonstrating the high value placed on these hunts.
