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Dutch Islands to China good sport can be had ; or if we 

 turn our backs on these and go " out West," we have 

 the vast continents of North and South America, the 

 former renowned for its sport, but the latter seldom 

 visited for this purpose, though several species of 

 interesting deer, besides the llama and guanaco, are 

 to be found there, and afford some hard tramping and 

 good shooting. 



Even New Zealand now has its red deer, and many 

 a fine head has been secured in that remote land. 

 Australia perhajDS stands alone in yielding no real 

 trophies, though kangaroos viay be designated as big 

 game, and afford good sport both with rifle and dog, 

 but are hardly worthy of a place on the ancestral 

 walls. 



But among them all India and Africa have the 

 most attraction for the home sportsman, and again 

 Africa more than India, for that country holds the 

 most beautiful of living game, the graceful and 

 numerous antelope, ranging from the great kudu 

 through a wonderful variety of species to the small 

 duikers and dikdik, which, though not truly big game, 

 may well be included among them, as they are equally 

 as interesting and it is often hard to secure good 

 heads. 



Rifle and Shot-gun. — Wherever possible, ante- 

 lope, deer, etc., should be shot with the rifle ; this is the 

 true sporting way, both for the sportsman and for the 

 game. Of course, there are quite a number of 



