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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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From Hailey to Corbett-----75 years of Conservation
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prashantsingh » Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:06 pm
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A short note I wrote on the 75th Anniversary of Corbett National Park which falls this year.
2011 is also the International Year of Forests
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This story was narrated to me by the then Sabhapati of Mongoli village, Raghbur Dutt.
Once, when Corbett was hunting between GhatGarh and Kaldunghi,...
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Fri Jul 15, 2011 5:10 pm
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For bird lovers
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shooter » Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:09 pm
Recently there have been posts about falconry on IFG.
The members will be delighted to know that UNESCO has included Falconry as a cultural heritage...
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Last post by shooter
Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:09 pm
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Brilliant article about hunting in July GUNS 2011
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Subal das » Wed Jul 13, 2011 4:07 pm
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what a great article !!
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I don't exactly reject the idea of this sort of hunting. It's a lot like varmint shooting, where accuracy and shooting skills over long range are...
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Last post by timmy
Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:14 am
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Punjab may allow hunting of blue bull, wild boar
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danish21 » Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:10 am
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Punjab may allow hunting of blue bull, wild boar
Claims their population needs to be culled
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 19
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friends, if anyone could give me a copy of the govt order,i will be obliged. we are suffering from wild boar menance.any help is welcome
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Last post by dr.jayakumar
Tue Jul 12, 2011 12:34 pm
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End of the trip! (finally)
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timmy » Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:12 pm
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Texas has a bunch of people and uses a lot of electricity. So along US 87/64, one will see a steady procession of trains hauling coal from Colorado...
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Brothers: Thanks so much for your kind words! The richness of this area can be gauged by the fact that this was a simple drive through of about 4...
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Sat Jul 09, 2011 11:10 pm
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More Yellowstone Park
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timmy » Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:51 pm
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Here is a small group of buffalo munching their cud after grazing. You'll note that one uses judgment in approaching them. They are not hostile, but...
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Wow.
Do they still use the word Bison for these animals?
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Last post by prashantsingh
Sat Jul 09, 2011 3:33 pm
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Yellowstone Park - very long, many pictures
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timmy » Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:45 pm
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About a year ago, my Wife and I drove up to Montana for her dad's funeral. We drove up through Texas and cut across the corner of Paradise (otherwise...
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Timmy,
I was up in the mountains (Himalayan foothills) for a couple of days (no internet) and I came back to see these lovely posts and photographs....
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Sat Jul 09, 2011 3:27 pm
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Yellowstone Park 7
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timmy » Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:10 pm
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Just outside of the Park, I saw little Miss Moose munching away in the thicket, and pulled over to snap her pic.
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first a big thanks.your discribtion and the snaps taken,make even an ordinary person appreciate.felt like being there in person.
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Sat Jul 09, 2011 1:43 pm
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Yellowstone Park 6
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timmy » Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:06 pm
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I took this picture to show how the forest fires of 1988 came right down to the Lake's shoreline.
When the kids were young, we would rent a...
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I envy your childhood.
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Fri Jul 08, 2011 4:44 pm
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Yellowstone Park 5
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timmy » Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:59 pm
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This is the west shore of Yellowstone Lake. It is the source of the Yellowstone river, which flows hundreds of miles to where it joins with the...
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just last week, the oil refinery in Laurel, about 200 miles down river from here, managed to let a large load of oil into the River.
:( :(
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Fri Jul 08, 2011 4:43 pm
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Yellowstone Park 4
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timmy » Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:57 pm
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This circus is the parking lot behind the Old Faithful Inn and Visitor's Center. You can see the steam from the Old Faithful Geyser in at the left...
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Fri Jul 08, 2011 4:41 pm
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Yellowstone Park 3
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timmy » Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:54 pm
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Above: This is the Firehole River Canyon. The Firehole and the Gibbon River, to the north, join at Madison Junction to make the Madison River. The...
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hey vikram i made a similar comment on the previous thread.
thanks for the pics.
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Last post by shooter
Fri Jul 08, 2011 4:40 pm
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The WASI stretch
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Mack The Knife » Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:53 am
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The link shows the more commonly used parts of the WASI stretch. I am unable to put down names on the map but if you move your cursor over the map...
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hey frndz i want more about Wasi plz help...
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Last post by Vikram
Tue Jun 28, 2011 7:22 pm
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Camera for Wildlife Photography
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Bespoke » Tue Jun 14, 2011 3:02 pm
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Which one would be a better option?
Nikon D7000, Canon 7D ,Pentax K5 or Olympus E-5?
It is not fair to compare Leica VLux2 with these DSLR’s but...
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Dear Bespoke
I am not a professional wildlife photographer but I have been into clicking pictures for over 30 years now and believe me when I tell...
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Tue Jun 28, 2011 5:26 pm
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Sun Jun 26, 2011 4:44 pm
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Hunters help conserving wild life?
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conty1 » Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:31 pm
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The current National Geographic has an excellent article on how the hunters are helping pay for and sustain the wild life in the United States....
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well its true and i also shot a corsican ram with double curl. I had planned to do a write up for all the forums i am a member on but on the way back...
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Last post by 357 S&W
Sat Jun 25, 2011 12:47 am
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And in todays news we have.....
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Safarigent » Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:41 am
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reports of a flying bear!!!!
and a leopard losing his life in moradabad
i feel sad for the leopard.
no wildlife management has ever been...
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and the last piece we have today................
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Thu Jun 09, 2011 1:12 pm
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Getting Ready for Africa - shooting straight
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kragiesardar » Thu Jun 09, 2011 7:26 am
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If hunting disturbs you, you may not want to read any further.
Have been getting several PM's on hunting in Africa. African plains game has a build...
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The vitals are in a different area for a broadside shot. The vitals are much farther forward on African animals than they are on North American...
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Last post by xl_target
Thu Jun 09, 2011 12:06 pm
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Across the Universe
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prashantsingh » Mon May 09, 2011 9:05 pm
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As I sit down to write this post with the FM Rainbow (AIR-Radio) playing in the background, someone requests for an old Beatles number Across the...
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Thank you for sharing your experiences in Argentina and the fantastic images prashantsingh :cpix:
:cheers:
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Wed Jun 01, 2011 1:44 pm
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Here's what I did on last day of 2010....Hunting
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357 S&W » Wed May 18, 2011 3:01 am
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Friends, I admit, I have been too lazy to post my pictures; finally I got some motivation from Prashant. If my friend can travel half way across the...
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great write up and thanks for sharing, may you have many more successful shikars.
regards,
drifter.
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Last post by drifter
Wed May 25, 2011 3:53 pm
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The Smokies
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xl_target » Sat May 21, 2011 3:15 am
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After spending the weekend with Oleg (See my post HERE ) and shooting a large number of guns, we bid farewell to Nashville and headed East to that...
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WOW nice pics, thanks for sharing.
regards,
drifter.
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Last post by drifter
Wed May 25, 2011 3:51 pm
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Murrals From WASI Lake......
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viper » Tue Jun 24, 2008 4:15 am
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Hi Guys....
Posting some Pic's of my Last trip to WASI stretch....Man it was Windy & drizzling :( ,bad day for Spinning...worse than that was with...
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Congratulations, Viper and company on an excellent catch!
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Mon May 23, 2011 2:47 am
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Check out Takin? Bhutan travelogue from teamBHP India
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Sakobav » Tue Apr 26, 2011 7:53 am
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I was reading this great travelogue on Team BHP India about road trip thriugh Bhutan, Thimpu, Paro, Kalimpong, Darjeeling etc. Bhutan was what got me...
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That Takin is an impressive animal. But, the thread at the other forum is awesome.What a travel that couple had and some lovely photographs.Navi,...
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Last post by Vikram
Mon May 16, 2011 6:04 pm
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Important! Not all of the "Rules of the Road" are written!
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timmy » Sun May 15, 2011 12:45 am
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I understand that these photos are from the Pilanesberg Game Reserve, South Africa . The guy in the white Volkswagen was trying to get past the...
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I am wondering that when both the car and the elephant were going in the same direction in the 1st pic, did the driver do an about turn or the...
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Last post by dr.jayakumar
Mon May 16, 2011 1:10 pm
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Open Invite to Hunt in California
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357 S&W » Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:08 am
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Dear Friends,
The hunting season is upon us and I am eager to get in the woods for some Colombian Black tail or if luck is with me for some bear too....
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Hello i am located in san jose. i have a .30-06 rifle and my hunters license would love to get in touch with you guys and plan a hunting trip. let me...
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Mon May 09, 2011 6:06 pm
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A tribute to Gopal Tanti - A lost Hero of the wild
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srswamy » Mon May 09, 2011 9:43 am
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It is almost a year now, after the sad demise of Gopal Tanti. I had always wanted to write about him in the forum when we had debates on darting a...
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Thanks for the link and the information on this good man,Swami ji. Hope the good work done by him is carried on.
Best-
Vikram
My pleasure, Vikram...
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Mon May 09, 2011 2:26 pm
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Kazimierz Nowak
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Bespoke » Wed May 04, 2011 2:10 pm
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What a mighty good man!
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Dear XL_target,
Well ok maybe not exactly a look alike like professor, but for sure the adventure spirit of tintin. Imagine professor calculas...
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Last post by drifter
Fri May 06, 2011 1:09 pm
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My test with BARSKA SPOTTING SCOPE
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SUFFIX » Fri Apr 08, 2011 12:49 am
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Attached are a few snaps below that are shot with my digital camera. The subjects were not as close as they are very deceptively appearing to be in...
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This type of Photography is called digiscoping or afocal photography. Where you attach your spotting scope to digital camera or DSLR camera with...
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Last post by kitty
Tue Apr 19, 2011 6:20 pm
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The East Caucasian Tur.
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Vikram » Wed Apr 13, 2011 1:59 am
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Went to the zoo,here in Tbilisi, the other day and took a couple of photographs. A very interesting animal,if somewhat ungainly looking....
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nice of you to share with us.
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Sat Apr 16, 2011 7:42 pm
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Ibex walking on a Near Vertical Wall!
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Vikram » Tue Mar 22, 2011 11:06 pm
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The Ibex are known for their ability to handle those steep mountains with ease.But, this video puts their ability in perspective. :shock:...
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In my native place , at the foot hills of the westen ghats,Old time veteran hunters always extol about their experiences of shooting Nilgiri Thar or...
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Wed Apr 13, 2011 11:43 am
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Barramundi!!!!! (New Pics added)
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sudesh » Sat Jan 08, 2011 12:36 am
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Was going through my 2010 photo album.
Some pics of Barras which me and IFGian Dr.Prasad caught in May 2010 .
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nice ones upload some more pictures for all of us....cheeerrrs...
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Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:24 pm
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Tigers could be extinct in 12 years if unprotected
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Sakobav » Mon Nov 22, 2010 3:36 am
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Saw it on Yahoo - the clock starts tick tock tick tock ....
By IRINA TITOVA, Associated Press – Sun Nov 21, 10:53 am ET
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia –...
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Yes my Docter friend...I am absolutely aware that it is far more difficult to see a tiger in wild as it can feel your presence before you are aware &...
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Sun Mar 27, 2011 9:54 pm
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Angry villagers burn alive captured leopard
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357 S&W » Fri Mar 25, 2011 1:09 am
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What's happening in India?? Are people becoming more violent than the wild animals.... it's too shocking to read. poor animal :cry:
Angry villagers...
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ho poor animal ............ :cry:
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Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:10 pm
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Good Quality Indian Make Tents
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Frosty » Thu Sep 30, 2010 4:19 pm
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Hi Guys
I am in process of setting up a few tents at my land ai hill top in Khirsu (Uttranchal), i need to buy atleat 4 tents, but seeing all...
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Hello Frosty,
Did you buy the tents?
Which one did you finalise?
How is its performance?
Thanks
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Thu Mar 17, 2011 10:32 am
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Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:58 pm
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Blue Mountain Bulls Hunt
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Sakobav » Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:42 am
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this is from Nitroexpress courtesy Nick/Nickudu has a story about Gaur hunt in Nilgiri India circa 1975..
Enjoy
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Hmmm... i think this has been posted in the forum before sometime back. :?
:agree: It was posted quite recently. I think in feb 2011.
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Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:30 pm
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ANIMAL VISION Vs HUMAN VISION
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sultanshabeer » Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:12 am
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OPTIFADE™ – THE SCIENCE OF INVISIBILITY
OPTIFADE™ is the incredible new technology that Beretta offers to ungulate hunting enthusiasts. It is the...
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vision ...was good to know.for using this in hunting its a no.give them a chance and find out your survival skill,than letting science do the...
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Last post by dr.jayakumar
Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:28 pm
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Leopard News
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full_circle » Sun Mar 06, 2011 1:47 am
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The leopard in news... one girl killed in Uttarakhand, two leopards killed, one each in Uttarakhand and Karnataka...
Girl killed by leopard
Dehra...
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Another case of poaching?
Leopard cub found dead in Chamoli
Dehra Dun, Mar 7 (PTI) The carcass of a leopard cub, suspected to have died of food...
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Mon Mar 07, 2011 7:08 pm
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Duke of Connaught in India. Hunting footage.
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sat » Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:01 am
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DUKE OF CONNAUGHT IN INDIA
Horses & hounds,New Delhi. Racecourse.
(NEW DELHI: HUNTING & RACING)
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Some of them are Sambhar for sure
I agree thats why i used 'etc.'
The 3 points forming a crown, could be a Barasingha
I mulled about that...
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Sun Feb 27, 2011 5:48 pm
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hunting article in assam w Coochbehar, 1895
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sat » Sun Feb 27, 2011 7:56 am
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Pg 375
Article courtesy Nickudu.
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very interesting to read these.thanks friend.but i hate the white's who plundered our wealth and wild life.look at the beautiful tiger,i have been...
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Sun Feb 27, 2011 8:49 am
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2010 Pa deer
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Hunter65 » Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:12 am
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This is my first attempt at posting a picture.
This is the whitetail deer that I harvested on my property, 300m from my house. December 6, 08:00,...
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Muzzle blast - YES!, Recoil - YES! It is unpleasant to sight in but in the heat of the moment, I'm total unaware.
So true.
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Fri Feb 25, 2011 7:33 am
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House sparrows chirp again, thanks to a bird lover
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Sakobav » Sun Sep 12, 2010 7:35 am
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May be members from Jalandhar can chime in but a noble effort -- sad to these birds disappear..
Courtesy The Tribune
Sarbjit Dhaliwal
Tribune...
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In Bangalore, I haven't spotted any birds since long. Few crows are the exceptions. People shoot them down with Airgun?? That what the people for...
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Last post by SUFFIX
Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:08 pm
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hunting in may in the US ?
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spacetraveller » Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:17 pm
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Would any of you know :?: if any kind of wing shooting is permitted during the month of may in the US - Chicago area ?
Thanks for any advise/...
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If Prashant Singh sponsors the trip, I'll sponsor the ammo!! :P
Sorry guys. I am not taking anyone anywhere.
Argentina is amongst the more...
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Mon Feb 21, 2011 3:41 pm
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Sat Feb 19, 2011 4:39 am
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Riding Solo to the Top of the World
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archer » Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:44 am
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Came across this note on facebook. Have some common friends in the 60kmph enfield club.
Here is a youtube link to the trailer.
The other movie...
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was so engrossed that i completly forgot about ifg.thanks for sharing.i love crazy bike rides.
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Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:35 am
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Wed Feb 16, 2011 8:06 am
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monster grizzly bear down
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Baljit » Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:06 pm
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Hi Guy's
Good friend of mine send me these some bear picture, his brother went for Elk hunting and that found this monster, i like to share with you...
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Hi Baljit,i am talking from the desi point of view,and really dont blame the kids for everything,in earlier days we could buy 200 ctgs from a dealer...
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Tue Feb 15, 2011 7:49 pm
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The Wily Wapiti
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timmy » Sat Feb 05, 2011 1:22 am
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I thought that this little clip would be enjoyable for all:
Wapiti
Warning: if you watch this at work, please be sure to turn down the volume...
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Awesome video Timmy!
I reason that the stalkers were downwind from the elk - note the direction of movement of the leaves in the wind - which could...
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Mon Feb 07, 2011 3:03 am
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