The Reserve Office said that for this period beginning from mid February, the hunters are permitted to preying 13 Himalayan blue sheep (naur) and six jharal.
The trained hunters will enjoy the hunting till April 20. Till date, 12 foreign hunters have arrived at Reserve through various six associations, said Bishwo Babu Shrestha, Conservation Officer.
They have come through the organizations as Nepal Wildlife Safari, Himalayan Safari, Global Safari, Track and Treks and Open Nepal Wildlife Safari.
Among 12, four are the US, two each from German and Spain, and one each from Norway, South America and Canada and Denmark.
A Spanish hunter has already made a prey to a blue sheep and packed up the job.
Most of the hunters have arrived here by helicopter, Mr Shrestha added.
The hunting areas for permission are Fagune, Barse, Seng, Dogadi, Ghustung and Sundaha.
Sundaha is regarded as the costliest and most difficult area.
Hunters arriving in Dhorpatan as hunting opens for this season
Through the bidding, maximum half million rupees and minimum Rs 146,000 was fixed for hunting the blue sheep.
The revenue rate has also increased every year for hunting. Nearly 10 million rupees is collected every year as revenue from hunting.
Dhorpatan is famous among the foreign huntsmen for adventurous preying.
They spend hundred of thousand rupees to reach this Reserve.
The two seasons for the hunting are- one from August to November, and the next from mid February to mid April. RSS
