About ten passes are issued each season to sportsmen, markhor and ibex being the game.
If the pursuit of markhor and ibex is contemplated, a small-bore rifle will be required, but a heavy express is wanted to stop a bear.
In June both ibex and markhor may be seen feeding together.
In the evening, while we were watching the ibex in the vain hope they would come down again, behold on the very line the markhor had left by in the morning three male ibex and another flock of markhor appeared descending into the basin.
Markhor are bad enough in all conscience, but even markhor are less heartbreaking to deal with than shapoo.
Their skins require more attention than they are worth, and on good shooting ground where snow bears are most common, it is rarely worth the risk of disturbing a good ibex or markhor for the biggest bear in Asia.
There the ibex stayed, but the markhor went clean away over the crest of the hill.
Many heads of both markhor and ibex get utterly spoilt in Astor by the animals falling over cliffs when shot.
If there are any markhor about, they are pretty sure to appear and sun themselves.
Shikaris all believe that markhor do eat snakes, some going as far as to say that they suck the snakes out of their holes, and swallow them like macaroni; and Colonel Kinloch supports the theory.
Perseverance combined with good management always brings luck in the end, but big bags of really fine markhor are not to be expected; one fair chance for each fortnight on the shooting ground is a good allowance.
From the Pir-Panjal range of Kashmir the markhor extends westwards into Baltistan, Astor, Hunza, Afghanistan and the trans-Indus ranges of the Punjab.
He used then to come out to Kashmir regularly every cold weather, and spend many happy months shooting small game in the Kashmir valley, markhor and ibex in Baltistan, the Gilgit district, and Astor, and stag in the Kashmir mountains.
It is by this route, too, that sportsmen proceeding to shoot markhor in Astor, or ibex and bear in Tilail and Gurais, make their way, as also the few who obtain permission to shoot Ovis Poli on the Pamirs.
And as showing the pure luck which attends sport, it may be mentioned that Captain Barstow had never shot a markhor before he shot the record head.
Captain Barstow shot a markhor of 61 inches, which is the largest "shot head" ever obtained, though a head measuring 63 inches was once picked up.
He had started absolutely confident of success, but he might as well have started to stalk the wily markhor with the regimental band playing before him.
It dawned on me that he meant something with horns; but I knew there couldn't be gadh or markhor right down here in the valley, and close to the camp.
They had seen each other again once since that chance meeting in the markhor cave.
There, above the juniper growth rose the mass of rock wherein was the markhor cave.
This markhor is a fraud, anyway," said Campian to himself.
Then he threw up the rifle in mingled disgust and resignation, the markhor now being a mere bounding and very badly frightened speck.
The English sahibs found sport in stalking markhor or tiger shooting or in other forms of shikar.
The markhor gave one wild bound into the air, and a thrill of exultation went through the shooter.
A feeling of awe was upon the party as they entered the gloomy crack which constituted the portal of the now historic markhor cave.
When they want to have a successful stalk they vow a pair of markhor horns at a place like this.
Mr. Sterndale considers that the markhor is probably the origin of some of our breeds of domestic goats, and states that he has seen tame goats with horns quite of the markhor type.
The markhor frequents steep and rocky ground above the forests in summer, but descending in the winter.
Tahr ground indeed is about the worst walking I know, almost rivalling markhor ground; the only advantage being that, bad as it is, there are generally some bushes or grass to hold on to.
There were plenty of markhor in the mountains around his village, declared Sarbaland Khan, and if Raynier Sahib would like to come and stalk some, he would certainly find some sport.
The shikari, with his fine sense of hearing, had detected the sound of other markhor approaching.
Four markhor were bounding and scampering away, as though for dear life.
For this particular point was one of the best places for markhor in the whole range.
Yet, I think, Hussein Khan, the ram that led those three was the father of all markhor in these mountains, for never did I see a larger one, nor even so large a one.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "markhor" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
