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Please sign change.org petition and share far and wide
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mundaire » Tue Nov 05, 2019 9:44 pm
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Humble request to share as far and wide as possible.
Regards,
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While petitions can help raise awareness, they don’t always result in immediate, tangible change. To drive significant impact, consider engaging in...
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Info regarding Arms Rules 2015 - Message from NAGRI
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mundaire » Thu Jan 21, 2016 6:38 pm
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Important information regarding Arms Rules 2015
Dear Friends,
We are writing to solicit your support in ensuring that the upcoming the ARMS RULES...
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This strategy could effectively amplify our voice and potentially create meaningful change. By utilizing digital platforms and social media, we can...
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Expected code of conduct - MODIFIED
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mundaire » Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:27 pm
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Hi All,
Based on feedback from the membership, as well as much deliberations amongst the moderators here, we have decided to make some (rather...
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I have posted a few times, but no proper introduction. So, I am going to do that now with a set of pictures to boot! :)
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Sat Jul 26, 2014 3:25 pm
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Interesting way of making fire
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Mark » Wed Jul 17, 2013 1:02 pm
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7e0_1373833531
Apologies as these videos do not seem to embed, so click here:
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Wow that's almost as easy as using a match.
Thanks.
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Mon Jul 22, 2013 11:39 am
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Leopard Takes Sleeping Dog on Camera in Mumbai!
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Vikram » Tue Jun 25, 2013 8:51 pm
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Warning: Not for the delicately natured. Watch at your discretion.
Tells us how adaptable the leopard is to urban environments and another example...
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While we are on the topic.....let me do some publicity for the leopards of Mumbai and their home, the Borivli National Park.
M.
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Last post by fantumfan2003
Thu Jul 11, 2013 4:12 pm
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Nitro- Now plays with the Rhinos
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veejosh » Sat Jun 22, 2013 8:27 am
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A nice feeling to know of your fellow members achievement. He has graduated from elephants to rhinos !! :)
Bibhab Kumar Talukdar, secretary...
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Vikas, Thank you for posting this.
Nitro, congratulations and I am sure the knowledge gained at the Kruger will be put to good use in saving the...
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Wed Jun 19, 2013 10:48 pm
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The grizzly ate the GoPro
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xl_target » Sat May 18, 2013 8:02 am
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Fascinating video titled A grizzly ate my GoPro
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How about this one Grizzly charge on these cowboys not sure whether its all staged...
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Last post by Sakobav
Thu May 23, 2013 9:03 am
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Conservation india
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Sakobav » Fri May 03, 2013 8:22 am
Some really though provoking pictures especially of tigers caught in snares etc
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Fri May 03, 2013 8:22 am
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KABABIAS of yore, and the legacy continues....
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manshah007 » Thu Mar 07, 2013 3:26 am
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:wink: For centuries invaders have ruled india, bringing along with them their culture, tradition, and also their cuisine. This infusion of cuisine...
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Heated up the Tandoor last weekend, now that the weather has warmed up enough here in the Chicagoland.
And talkin of kabobs, heres a pic of yours...
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Last post by conty1
Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:29 pm
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Monster Mountain Lion
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xl_target » Thu Apr 18, 2013 11:51 pm
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These photos of a massive mountain lion have circulated the web for months over email, forums, and social media. Rumors suggested it was killed in...
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Oh i will.If he can make the time.. :D
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Sun Apr 28, 2013 11:31 pm
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Dedicated to prashantsingh
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shooter » Mon Jan 02, 2012 10:58 pm
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This post is dedicated to my friend prashantsingh. Last year he went to Argentina for chital but was unable to bag one. I had promised myself that I...
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I finally got the mount.
Heres yours truly with it.
Shooter,
Congratulations and looking great in that photo. The stag looks grand.
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Vikram
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Sun Apr 21, 2013 3:25 pm
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The Complete Angler
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Vikram » Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:18 pm
Courtesy, Le Big Mac :wink: .
Though Sir Izack Walton would have frowned at the spelling, I am sure he would approve of the execution. You can...
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Last post by Vikram
Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:18 pm
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Fishing season opener!!
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conty1 » Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:13 pm
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A local forest preserve here stocks some lakes with Trouts twice a year. Once during the spring and once in fall. They close the lake for fishing for...
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Nice. Very Nice.
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Tue Apr 09, 2013 9:01 pm
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NZ Hunting Pictures nice scenery
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Sakobav » Tue Apr 09, 2013 5:44 am
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I stumbled on these photos of hunting from NZ -- looks like they are posted by a company/safari kind of company. They are great pictures enjoy
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NZ has no indigenous species of animals. Introduced species include the following
Red Deer
Sika Deer
Rusa Deer
Fallow deer
Sambhar Deer
Himalayan...
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Tue Apr 09, 2013 12:35 pm
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India Takes Hard Line on Rhino Kills
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Sakobav » Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:18 am
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From Wall Street Journal Indian wardens going high tech to save the Rhinos
Article by Vibhuti aggarwal
KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK, India—Sotybon...
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Dear xl_target/ vikram,
I echo your views and agree totally. Would gladly volunteer places like in Melghat (where tigers are poached with live...
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Last post by dr.jayakumar
Mon Apr 08, 2013 6:21 pm
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wwf for nature
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dr.jayakumar » Tue Apr 02, 2013 8:13 pm
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friends how many of you all are member of this esteemed selfless concern?and how many of you have taken part in any activity anything small or big;...
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I was a student member while in school and participated in two treks in to Krishnagiri Upawan (or Borivali National Park) and Bhimashankar(do not...
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Last post by airgun_novice
Sat Apr 06, 2013 9:11 pm
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A poll to encourage our respected member shooter.
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Safarigent » Thu Apr 04, 2013 11:39 pm
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Shooter is absconding.
He has left us all with sweet little in that driven shoot thread.
So i thought maybe we could provide some 'dhakka start'...
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guys was somewhere really nice which warrants another thread. So wont spoil the surprise. Now back to the uk so starting again.
We look forward to...
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Last post by Vikram
Sat Apr 06, 2013 3:35 pm
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The Bear
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Baljit » Thu Apr 04, 2013 4:18 am
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Hello guy's, today i receive a email from Prashant and i like to shear with all of you. Please take a minute to watch this video.
There in not a...
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Only problem with that story is that the lumbering male Kodiak would bond with the cub in a very particular way. In the wild he'd make a meal of him...
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Fri Apr 05, 2013 12:59 pm
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Hunt in Hungary
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Safarigent » Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:52 pm
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I had gone to Italy for some work and while there had some time free. So me and my mother decided to visit Budapest and tour the city for a few...
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Thats what i am a firm believer of now.
Finish what you have started and dont act like john wayne.
Thanks TC, next hunt had more pictures and i am...
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Sat Mar 30, 2013 11:38 am
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Tolstoy, Tibet, India and OSS in WW2 whats common
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Sakobav » Sun Feb 17, 2013 2:52 am
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I was reading about US presence in India in WW2 CBI theater or China Burma and India. Kharagpur was their HQ and actually the entire IIT campus of...
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Great you guys liked
timmy xl et al Here is a link to CBI and hump
timmy some where in these link it was mentioned about the C 46 and it issues...
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Fri Mar 29, 2013 9:28 am
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Thu Mar 28, 2013 11:28 am
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Leopard attack survival story from Africa
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Sakobav » Sun Mar 17, 2013 7:27 am
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What happens to experienced PH when tracking an injured Leapord..some graphic photos
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Very nice story!! Thank's for sharing
Baljit
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Mon Mar 25, 2013 8:30 pm
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In need of an Adventure
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seedha.admi » Thu Mar 14, 2013 12:54 am
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Dear IFG,
I am planning to go trekking this summer/autumn. So, I've opened this discussion to know places one have visited. Chaahe kitni hi choti ya...
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@airgun
Yup Don't wanna go all RAMBO FIRST BLOOD on them.
LOL
ROTFL
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Last post by seedha.admi
Sat Mar 23, 2013 8:57 am
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Planning to Camping at Little place "Dudhni"
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karmveer » Thu Mar 14, 2013 3:04 pm
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Hi Friends
Me and my friends having many option like as Shimla,Utranchal,
I have planed to camping this summer at little place which name as...
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Sometime back I had made a checklist of essential things that I won't like to forget while camping.. Here it is..
Essentials..
Food & Fire:
Knife:...
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Last post by Kumarnishith
Wed Mar 20, 2013 5:36 pm
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outdoor stuff in colorado
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sandy_3126 » Mon Mar 04, 2013 6:47 am
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Hunting, Hiking, Camping, Fishing !!!!! couldnt have had a better section for this post.
Last week I relocated from Southern california to southern...
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If lack of kill can make a good hunt then I'vs had the most good hunts in the world. ;)
Happens to all of us.
I still go on.
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Adventures of an Elephant Hunter-Book by James Sutherland
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Vikram » Fri Oct 26, 2012 10:22 pm
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A free downloadable book in PDF format. Written by the famous African Elephant hunter James Sutherland.
If you are into African safari related...
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great find Mr.Vikram. Thankyou. It was a time travel to the lawless age . very very fine book .
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Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:10 pm
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Pop 'em between the eyes: they charge when wounded
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timmy » Sun Mar 10, 2013 6:25 am
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Check out the Iranian war on rats. If you have not been exposed to these big devils, it will come as a shock to see rats as big as cats. However, for...
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I still am :mrgreen: but not to the extent of pointing at a big rat and saying, Look, Anand, there goes a (insert the poxy Latin name for it), pop...
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Tue Mar 12, 2013 7:28 am
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Pakistan-Trophy hunting brings down poaching
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Vikram » Thu Dec 27, 2012 8:56 pm
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Thanks to a fellow member who pointed it to us :cheers:
An extremely encouraging effort.
Trophy hunting brings down poaching, claims...
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There can be no doubt that sportsmen are willing to shell out plenty of money for a trophy license, and putting more people into the field where the...
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Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:18 am
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That's one Big Fish!
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xl_target » Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:30 am
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DORA, Alabama- James R. Bramlett, 65, landed a 70 pound striped bass from the Black Warrior River near the Gorgas Steam Plant Thursday February 28,...
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Wow! That is one big fish!
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Last post by Mark
Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:40 am
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“SHIKAR MARUT STYLE” PART ONE
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Sakobav » Sat Jan 05, 2013 8:51 am
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This a true hilarious story from Marut Air force Jocks in late 60s and early 70s of perils of hunting with senior that too in Bishnoi country...
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Fab story. Really had a nice laugh. ;-)
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Fri Mar 08, 2013 3:35 pm
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Wildlife management department
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timmy » Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:48 pm
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Sometimes managing wildlife requires actions that seem opposed to the basic purpose of the job. But with the elimination of so many predators in...
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I read it this morning.
Hunters/stalkers do take a lot of deer and there are no bag limits in UK. Muntjacs and Chinese Water deer have no...
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Last post by Vikram
Fri Mar 08, 2013 12:08 am
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Duck Dynasty
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xl_target » Sat Mar 02, 2013 9:02 am
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Now, here's a SHOW boys!
This is a series that has been out on the A&E network. It only runs a couple of times a year but it is immensely popular....
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Seems like my distance relatives, would they share their millions with me. Struggle they did, the market is so small for such things - WOW
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Last post by Hammerhead
Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:58 pm
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To the last bastion
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mundaire » Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:35 am
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Further to the vintage photo Navi had posted recently, of a hunter posing with an Asiatic lion; posting an article by a friend who visited the Gir...
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Relocation of lions from Gujrat to MP has been tried successfully many decades ago. It might not show up on google as the actual transfer fas from...
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Last post by veejosh
Sun Feb 17, 2013 8:08 am
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Delhi to Goa road trip
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mundaire » Sat Feb 09, 2013 10:57 pm
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It's been a while since I posted anything of substance on the board and while I've had demands on my time, I can't but help feel guilty of neglecting...
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Abhijeet that's very nice trip you have there,please post more pictures for us.
Baljit
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Sun Feb 17, 2013 4:21 am
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Beach Fishing in Rameshwaram
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vivekpeter » Mon Feb 11, 2013 4:53 pm
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Hi my fellow IFGians,
This weekend, I had gone to Rameshwaram, and tried my hand at beach fishing. Landed a few catfish and a couple of croakers....
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Good to see you having fun. The fish seem kind of small. Are they the usual or get bigger? Thanks.
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Vikram
We caught a couple of big cat...
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Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:02 am
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Jaguar Gets Lunch
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Vikram » Tue Feb 05, 2013 8:31 pm
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There are any number of videos of predators getting their prey on Youtube. What distinguishes this one is the camouflage that the Jaguar uses and the...
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i think we should have a bollywood next to the forest,so these tourists will keep away? maybe they can go for a safari within the bollywood.
regards...
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Fri Feb 08, 2013 11:17 am
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Five Elephants Killed in Train Hit!
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Vikram » Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:58 pm
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What a complete tragedy.Plain stomach churning stuff.
Five elephants killed after being hit by train while crossing railway tracks in India
Wild...
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here it happens again 2 elephants where killed by a passenger train bound to banglore from my town.one was a half grown male and the other was a...
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Tue Feb 05, 2013 7:13 pm
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The Demigod's nemesis
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shooter » Thu Jan 24, 2013 2:56 am
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It was late. Too late for a seven year old to be up anyways.
The cold winter night was crisp and the stars in the sky bright.
The fire by which I...
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Excellent writeup, Shooter!!
Poor chap, Deva! It happens to the best of us - some new technology totally gives you hell! Just like a ledger pushing...
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Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:51 pm
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Is this african or asiatic lion?
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Sakobav » Sun Jan 27, 2013 4:18 am
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Looks like Bhupinder Singh of Patiala but is that African or Asiatic lion?....why would this chap be in three piece suit hunting lions !!
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Asiatic; says so in the website pic description, size of the lion, mane, background etc.
A representative specimen for Indian Lion.
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Last post by shooter
Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:42 am
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News about Bandipur maneating tiger
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Sakobav » Sun Jan 27, 2013 4:01 am
This is a very grpahic picture of a person killed and then mauled by a tiger at bandipur tiger reserve..it seems like old news wondering any one can...
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Last post by Sakobav
Sun Jan 27, 2013 4:01 am
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Flight of falcons from Pakistan
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Sakobav » Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:49 pm
These are falcons retained by pakistani customs when middle east person couldnt provide a certificate or proper documents..it also leads to credence...
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Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:49 pm
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Thu Jan 24, 2013 2:53 am
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Nepal Hunting trips of Amrita Shergil family
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Sakobav » Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:52 am
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This is blog by stepdaughter/niece of famous Indian painter Amrita Shergill's hungarian husband Dr Victor Egan who practiced in Saraya near Gorakhpur...
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post replied to in the website, comment left.
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Thu Jan 24, 2013 2:50 am
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First Bird Hunt - 2013
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conty1 » Sat Jan 19, 2013 6:35 pm
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Took dad out to Lanark, IL again to my buddy Dan's reserve. It was COLD and windy and the dogs had a hard time pointing, but we managed somehow and...
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Put the pics on Photobucket Amit.
Waiting for the pics.
-Inder
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Last post by kanwar76
Sat Jan 19, 2013 10:24 pm
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Man-eater of Navegaon gunned down by Anti Naxal sharpshooter
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Kumarnishith » Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:28 pm
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Man eater Tiger in Navegaon National Park killed by Anti Naxal sharp shooter couple of days back. The team tried their best to tranquilize and...
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Man eater?? Man - blinking - eater??? It had only mauled 5 people. Of course, as Corbett said, being swiped out of the way by a tiger usually has...
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Last post by manshah007
Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:13 am
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Maneka flays MP move to legalise hunting Nilgai
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kasimpatel » Sun Jan 13, 2013 6:03 am
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Criticising the move to legalise hunting of Nilgai (Asian Antelope) by Madhya Pradesh government in a bid to protect crops, animal rights activist...
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IMHO Maneka Gandhi's approach is based on two aspects, ban on hunting and cruelty to animals. Hunting is banned as per law so lets leave it aside for...
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Last post by thakur
Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:37 pm
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Please welcome a new member to the IFG fraternity
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mundaire » Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:52 pm
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She's a 8 week old German Short Haired Pointer, her name is Chérie... and she is a real darling, but not without a personality! :) Though (due to...
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Abhijeet
Congrats do keep the pictures coming
Best
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Last post by Sakobav
Thu Jan 03, 2013 6:18 am
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Tigers Making a Comeback in Parts of Asia
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Vikram » Sun Dec 30, 2012 1:09 am
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:D
Ker Than
for National Geographic News
Published December 28, 2012
Tigers are making a comeback, thanks to strong government initiatives in...
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Thanks for sharing Vikram.
Atleast, some Good News for India.
Sorry but its difficult for me to control my emotions at this point of time.
Regards.
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Last post by only32owner
Sun Dec 30, 2012 1:21 am
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Eagles Hunting Wolves in Mangolia!
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Vikram » Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:24 am
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This is spine chilling stuff.I saw videos of eagles used to hunt jackals/foxes and hares in Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan.This takes it to a whole new level....
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Thanks Vikram... amazing video
TC
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Last post by TC
Sat Dec 22, 2012 4:18 pm
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Haryal - Yellow footed Green pigeon
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Sakobav » Sun Dec 16, 2012 11:44 pm
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My grandfather had tales on seeing flocks of these haryals in Narowal Pakistan before 47. i dont recall ever seeing one in Punjab like house sparrow...
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I've spotted hornbills in Central & South Delhi on more than one occasion, Delhi of course (especially central & south) is a pretty green city. They...
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Last post by mundaire
Thu Dec 20, 2012 10:19 am
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Cat Hunting
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Mark » Sat Nov 17, 2012 7:14 am
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I posted this on a different site, but thought you guys might like it too!
Not the normal type of cat hunting, this one uses tigers....
Well, at...
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I posted this on a different site, but thought you guys might like it too!
Not the normal type of cat hunting, this one uses tigers....
Well, at...
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Wed Dec 19, 2012 10:25 pm
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