Nepal
• 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.