Description

Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve is the only protected hunting area in Nepal where licensed hunting is allowed. The reserve adjoins Myagdi and Baglung district, just below the Dhaulagiri Range in the west Nepal. Spreading over an area of 1,325 square kilometers, the reserve begins at 3,000 meters reaching as high as 7,000 meters. Trees like fir, pine, birch, rhododendron, hemlock, oak, juniper and spruce are available in the reserve.

One of the prime attractions for hunters is the blue sheep, which is abundant in the region. Hunters also get pheasant and partridge in viable populations for hunting. Other animals found here are leopard ghoral, serow, Himalayan thar, Himalayan black bear, barking deer, wild boar, rhesus macaque, langur and mouse hare. Endangered animals in the reserve are musk deer, wolf red panda, cheer pheasant and danphe.

Pricing Details

****Himalayan Blue Sheep Hunts

(Pseudois nayaur)

Time: March-April 30, October-November Duration of Hunt: 15 days Weather: 30 to 55 F, slight chance of snow and colder Shooting range: Out to 500 yards Altitude: Base camp @ 9,000 ft., hunt as high as 15,000 ft.

Price: USD $11,500 for 1 hunter USD $9,500 each for 2 or more hunters USD $175 per day non-hunters

Himalayan Tahr Hunts (Hemitragus jemlahicus)

Time: November-April. Duration of Hunt: 12/17 days Weather: 30 to 55 F, slight chance of snow and colder Shooting range: Out to 500 yards Altitude: Base camp @ 9,000 ft., hunt as high as 15,000 ft.

Price: USD $8,000 for 1 hunter USD $7,000 for 2 or more hunters USD $175 per day non-hunters

Himalayan Blue Sheep/Tahr Combination Hunts

Time: March-April, October-November Duration of Hunt: 15-17 days Weather: 30 to 55 F, slight chance of snow and colder Shooting range: Out to 500 yards Altitude: Base camp @ 9,000 ft., hunt as high as 15,000 ft.

Price: USD $16,500 for 1 hunter USD $14,000 2 or more hunters USD $175 per day for non-hunters

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