Big Game Hunting in the Himalayas and Tibet/G. Burrard. Delhi, Indian
Pub., 2008, 322 p., ISBN 81-7341-449-1.
Big Game Hunting in the Himalayas and Tibet/G. Burrard. Delhi, Indian
Pub., 2008, 322 p., ISBN 81-7341-449-1.
Contents: 1. The geography of the Himalayas. 2. Stalking. 3. Still hunting. 4. Black bear (Ursus Torquatus). 5. Burrhel (Ovis Nahura). 6. Gooral (Nemorh-cedus Goral). 7. Ibex (Capra Sibirka). 8. Kashmir stag or Barasingh (Cervus Kashmiriensis). 9. Leopard (Felis Pardus). 10. Markhor (Capra falconeri). 11. Oorial or Shapu (Ovis vignci or Ovis cycloceros). 12. Ovis Ammon or Nyan (Ovis Amman Hodgsoni). 13. Red Bear (Ursus arctus Isabellinus). 14. Sambhur (Ccervus unicolor). 15. Thar (Hemitragus jemlalacus). 16. Tibetan antelope (Panthalops hodgsoni). 17. General hints on shooting in the Himalayas. 18. Outfit. 19. Particulars of the principal Himalayan States. Index.
"Relatively few books have appeared during the last twenty years which are solely devoted to the Himalayas and Tibet; secondly, because none of these, contains any precise information which is likely to help the sportsman in his desire to find game by striking off the beaten track. This book fills up this lacuna." (jacket)