THE GUN AT HOME AND ABROAD 
the long-haired tiger will always attract attention; wapiti and roe exist, 
and, not far from its southern borders, in the Khingan Mountains, lives 
yet another variety of wild sheep. 
In the western portion, Arabia, Syria and Sinai must be recognized 
as possible hunting grounds. The latter is well known to hunters, but 
the opportunities offered for the hunters of ibex, gazelle and bear in 
Syria are not appreciated and have scarcely been recorded. Arabia — 
the Unknown — has not been entered by Europeans in search of sport. 
The tahr of the Muscat hinterland has never been hunted, and the oryx 
of the Arabian deserts has only recently fallen to a European rifle for the 
first time. 
This foreword should give a general idea of the various zones in 
which the big game of Asia can be divided both zoologically and 
geographically. The reader, having grasped the main divisions, will be in 
a better position to apply the detailed information offered in the following 
chapters. 
DOUGLAS CARRUTHERS. 
