A foreign hunter has successfully hunted a Kashmir markhor in the Ghairat Gol area of Lower Chitral, supported by the Ghairat Conservation Committee and led by Farooq Nabi, the DFO Wildlife of Lower Chitral.
The hunt took place within the jurisdiction of the Ghairat Conservation Committee at the Kashmir Markhor point. Spanish hunter Christian Pablo Abello Gamizo obtained a permit for the hunt, paying a substantial fee of $219,000 (approximately PKR 61.25 million). The markhor, which was nine years old, had impressive horns measuring 41.5 inches.
A key aspect of the trophy hunt program is that 80% of the revenue generated is directed towards local community development, with the remaining 20% going to the government treasury.
In December of the previous year, an American hunter set a record for the highest permit fee ever paid for a markhor hunt in Chitral, contributing PKR 75 million for a hunt in the Toshi Shah Conservation Area.
