2-DHORPATAN HUNTING RESERVE

Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve is the only are in Nepal where licensed hunting is allowed. The reserve adjoins Myagdi district and Baglung district, just below the Dhaulagiri range in West Nepal. Spreading over an area of 1,325 sq. 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 he prime attraction for hunters is the blue sheep, which is abundant in the area. Hunters also get pheasants and partridges in viable population for hunting. Other animals found here are leopard, ghoral, serow, Himalayan Thar, Himalayan black bear, barking deer, wild boar, rhesus macaque, languor and mouse here. Endangered animals in the reserve are musk deer, wolf, red panda, cheer pheasant and Danphe.


The gateway to the region is Tansen in Gulmi district of mid west Nepal. The reserve Headquarters Dhorpatan is a three -day- trek away from Tansen. The best time to visit the reserve is in the spring months of March and April.