The legal hunting price of the national animal, the markhor, has reached as high as $370,000.
According to details surfaced on Thursday, for the 2025–26 trophy hunting season in Gilgit-Baltistan, the price for hunting one markhor has been fixed at $370,000.
During the auction of hunting permits for the 2025–26 trophy hunting season, the permit for Pakistan’s national animal was sold at a record bid exceeding Rs100 million. This is considered the highest price ever paid for markhor hunting anywhere in the world.
Last year, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wildlife Department also sold its most expensive markhor hunting permit in Chitral for $271,000.
