American pays a record $110,000 for markhor hunt

Bryan Kinsel Harlan on Monday turned into the third American subject to chase Pakistan’s national animal markhor in Gilgit-Baltistan.

A markhor from Pakistan is currently one of the most exclusive and difficult trophies to obtain in the world. With a trophy fee of up to 100,000 USD there are very few hunters anywhere that have managed to add this trophy to their collection. On the other hand, the large amounts of money raised helps to secure the species survival. Exactly the same is true for the other exclusive species of wild sheep and goats found in Pakistan.

Harlan, who shot the Himalayan goat in Sassi-Haramosh territory, additionally turned into the most noteworthy expense payer for the chase as he doled out a record $110,000 to purchase the allow unloaded a year ago for just four flare-horned markhors.

After Monday’s chase, just a single more markhor stays to be chased in G-B where wild species have turned into a customary wellspring of pay under a trophy chasing program for the generally poor networks.

It was third hunt in our valley and we are very happy to have this,” said Hamid Hussain, Chairman, Wildlife Conservation and Social Development Organization (WCSDO) of Sassi-Haramosh where conservation programme started in 2010 with technical and financial assistance from Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) of Pakistan.

Hussain communicated the expectation that the chase would help preservation exercises in the zone as the measure of network share goes to financial improvement of the zone.

As indicated by Mujeeb Sadar of G-B wildlife department, the chased markhor was healthy at the season of the chase, with horn measure 41 inches and weight 90 kilograms.

Another authority Faizan Dukhi, who directed the chase, said the seeker shot at the creature from a separation of 155 yards.

Preceding Harlan chase, John Amistoso and Dianda Christopher Anthony – both American nationals – had chased the national Animal in G-B, paying $100,000 and $105,000 separately.

On Jan 21, another US subject Dianda Christopher Anthony had chased the most astounding appraised Astore Markhor subsequent to paying 105,000 US dollars.

On Jan 16, one more American, John Amistoso, had chased the Astore Markhor in the network controlled Bunji zone of Gilgit, paying the 100,000 US dollars allow expense.

With each hunt, the G-B government gives 80 percent offer to the individual neighborhood networks, while the rest of the offer goes to government exchequer.

So far, about 50 wildlife animals have been hunted by foreigners and national hunters in GB under trophy hunting season 2018-19.