The practice actually has encouraged conservation of these beautiful animals. They are hunted in an impoverished area... oh wait, let me copy and paste the article for you..
“For decades, the population of markhors, which are native to the Himalayan ranges of Pakistan, India and Afghanistan, has been dwindling, the result of local poaching for meat, deforestation and logging, military activities, competition with livestock and uncontrolled domestic trophy hunting for their splendid horns. By 2011, there were only an estimated 2,500 markhors left.
Several years ago, regional officials and conservationists began taking action to save them. India designated five sanctuaries for markhors in the mountainous border state of Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan banned all local hunting but started allowing a small number of foreign hunters to shoot 12 male goats per season in “community conservation areas” in Gilgit and elsewhere.
Most of the funds are supposed to be distributed to the impoverished, isolated residents in the goats’ mountainous habitat areas, which get 80 percent of the fee as well as income as hunting guides and hosts — all extra incentive not to poach the markhors. Government wildlife agencies get 20 percent.
Oh but I’m sure you read all that. Glad you clarified he can do whatever he wants because as soon as we start telling people or even suggesting to them how they should spend their money we allow people to tell you what kind of car, what of house, what kind of clothes, what kind of shoes, what kind of jacket, what kind of food, etc etc etc etc you get to buy.
> The practice actually has encouraged conservation of these beautiful animals. <
No argument there. Trophy hunters help cull the herd. And their money helps to preserve what’s left. But are those trophy hunters really hunters? Nope, not at all. They don’t get any respect from me.