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American trophy hunter pays $110G to hunt rare mountain goat in Pakistan

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An American trophy hunter from Texas has caused uproar in Pakistan after hunting down a mountain goat – an official national symbol – paying a record $110,000 to shoot as part of a conservation program.

Bryan Kinsel Harlan, a former entrepreneur of the year in Dallas, Texas and the founding partner of Benchmark Mortgage, a mortgage loan provider, has been quoted in local media reports as the hunter.

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“It was an easy and close shot and I am pleased to take this trophy,” Harlan told Pakistan’s Dawn News, who first published a photograph of him kneeling and smiling behind a wild Astor markhor.

For the permit to hunt down one…

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4 thoughts on “American trophy hunter pays $110G to hunt rare mountain goat in Pakistan

  1. “The experiment paid off and the markhor population has reportedly increased again, even prompting the reclassification of the species from “endangered” to “near-threatened.””

    This guy is just outrageous.

  2. I guess is the ultimate competition for the millionaire and billionaire good old boys.

    Sad how many animals have to pay for their arrogance–trophy hunting, bullfighting, rodeo, iditarod, dogfighting.

    I have an idea–bring back dueling. Let the guys fight each other.

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