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New Arms Rules 2016 notified by Government of India!
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mundaire » Thu Jul 21, 2016 11:33 pm
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Please see the attachment (English version).
For those of you who are not members here you can directly click on to view/ download the file without...
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Hi.
Arms rules 2016 the complete act. Which publisher available. The book needs to give full details of each aspect mentioned
Rgds
You can...
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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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RKBA
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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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I own a blank gun. I have the bill and receipt. Am i in trouble already? I had purchased it 10 years back
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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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Wildlife Photography
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hvj1 » Sun Aug 08, 2010 12:04 pm
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Hello Friends,
Begining a new chapter in my life, had to wait a long time to get the correct equipment. On the advice of my friends (pros), I have...
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:) :) I would rather see the animals in the wild, in their natural habitat. They are rather a sad lot in the zoo.
The fresh water crocodiles that we...
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Last post by GVS
Sun Feb 12, 2023 10:23 am
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game recipes?
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shooter » Wed Jul 04, 2007 3:59 pm
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do we have members who share the passion for cooking? would like to discuss game recipes/ game recipes modified to other meat (legal.)?
if yes, what...
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One more recipe I am posting here. Not very much known or popular. It's meat cooked with raw mango or roasted meat with Mango chutney.
First, Any...
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Sat Jun 11, 2022 9:51 pm
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Dr. Pabla's articles on conservation
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mundaire » Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:42 am
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Dr. Pabla's 2 articles on conservation have been now uploaded as PDF files. I tried to upload them to the knowledge base as articles but as Inder &...
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Thanks, Saif. Copy ordered.
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Thu Jan 28, 2016 12:16 pm
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Raising a Little Fund for the Forests
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Vikram » Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:24 pm
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Dear members,
Many of you may not have seen this thread.
Mr. Jadav Molai Payeng is largely responsible for planting a forest of 1360 acres in...
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Did I miss this ! :banghead: I do salute Shri. Peyang and say I am in the group's fund too.
Taking inspiration from hvj1's post, I pledge to plant a...
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Sat Apr 05, 2014 7:51 pm
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Arms licence and hunting in Canada
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prashantsingh » Mon Mar 13, 2023 2:02 am
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Hi friends
Someone recently mentioned that almost 800 arms licences have been cancelled in Punjab
It came as a big shock to me . Really sad news...
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I am not much into hand guns .
My interest is only in rifles and a couple of guns . I am new to this place and am not aware of all the rules and...
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Fri Feb 10, 2023 5:11 pm
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COMPLETE BAN ON HUNTING.!!
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dsc3006 » Fri Jun 24, 2022 8:21 pm
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SOME STATES LIKE MP, UK, HP & PUNJAB HAS DECLARED CERTAIN ANIMALS AS VARMINTS. AS PER MY UNDERSTANDING IF YOU BELONG TO ANY OF THESE STATES AND OWN...
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Please go through 'The Wildlife Protection Act' to clear any legal doubts as well .
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Fri Feb 10, 2023 2:09 pm
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Sir Bhupinder Singh of Patiala
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bwana.be » Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:40 pm
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Im wondering if anyone knows of photos of BHUPINDER when he is hunting small game or tigers ? Only seen a photo with him with a lion and one in...
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One of his big portrait has been placed at Sports Deptt. of Punjabi University at Patiala , Punjab.
As I have seen it , he looks very dashing in it 🤗
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Fri Feb 10, 2023 2:07 pm
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The maneater of Deval
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prashantsingh » Sat Sep 26, 2020 8:50 am
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Hello All
Back after quite some time .
I just realised the last maneater I had written about was the Maneating Leopard of Lansdowne .
After that,...
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Such a wonderfully narrated story.. the scenes played out vividly in my mind as I kept reading.
Sad that a big cat had to be put down.. But then, it...
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Tue Feb 07, 2023 12:54 pm
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history of Akaltara Zamindari
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dada_yuvraj_13 » Wed Feb 01, 2023 10:19 am
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The history of Akaltara Zamindari is very secret, I share a photo with all of you.
The one who is seen in this photo is my maternal grandfather, his...
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You let out the secret.
😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
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Wed Feb 01, 2023 8:19 pm
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Launch of The Indian Game Gazette , Journal of the Wild Game Pan India
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Vikram » Thu Jul 01, 2021 4:19 pm
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Dear Friends, it gives me immense pleasure to introduce The Indian Game Gazette , Journal of the Wild Game Pan India. This first of a kind initiative...
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Do not wish to be critical but the word 'Game' for wild animals connotes hunting. Why come out with an Indian Game Gazette when hunting is banned in...
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Thu Dec 15, 2022 10:22 pm
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Any one has any Idea what Animal is this.
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Shivaji.Dasgupta » Mon Oct 31, 2022 10:22 am
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As I was searching different sources of informations about an animal which is Called Haoowa in Bihar, bhut bilao, but siyar in some parts of...
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Guys it is fossa, found on island of Madagascar. Somehow someone has managed to imported it in India and due to its skin disease they abandoned him....
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Mon Oct 31, 2022 7:15 pm
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Thu Sep 29, 2022 9:05 am
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Wild boar and bluebull culling
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Vds Goglwan » Mon Aug 08, 2022 5:08 pm
Greetings.!
As per latest news Bihar govt considering of hiring professional shooters to cull wild boars and biluebulll outside the farm land in...
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Mon Aug 08, 2022 5:08 pm
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Fishing the flats - South Padre Islands
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conty1 » Tue Apr 19, 2022 3:56 pm
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Took a family road trip from Dallas to the South Padre Islands. It's a 9 hour trip, but with 2 dogs and 3 teenagers - seemed like it took forever!!...
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Amit, that's looking like two good sized ones you have there!
You know it. One was the biggest for the day and the other is the youngest we have!...
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Wed Apr 20, 2022 6:06 am
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A strange looking Insect nest
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Shivaji.Dasgupta » Thu Mar 10, 2022 4:45 pm
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Hi all,
The attached photo is clicked by My daughter. It's some sort of insect nest or colony. It's on the trunk of one of the water apple Tree at...
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Dear Shivavji,
It is a caterpillar, then you should wait for few more day (probably 8-10 weeks) to turn that itself into a beautiful butterfly.
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Thu Mar 17, 2022 8:35 pm
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Moose: the gentle creatures of nature
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timmy » Sat Feb 12, 2022 1:06 am
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from:
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Moose attacks Iditarod rookie's sled team, injures 4 dogs
MARK THIESSEN
Tue, February 8, 2022, 2:15 PM·5 min read...
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Tim,
She probably has no idea of the dangers in the wild expanses of Alaska, and I think she probably missed every shot too!
All she is consumed with...
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Thu Jan 06, 2022 9:15 pm
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Dove Hunt 2021
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conty1 » Fri Sep 03, 2021 4:10 pm
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My hunting partner (Ethan) had school and couldn't come out and I had a booked weekend so couldn't do it any other day. Went solo and almost bagged...
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What semi gun is that and how reliable it is ?
Vineet - They are both Berettas. The O/U is the Silver Pigeon II and the semi auto is the...
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Sat Sep 04, 2021 7:51 am
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Sad and shocking
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SMJ » Sat Jul 17, 2021 8:21 pm
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SMJ,
Is this about Jim Corbett's granddaughter? Yes, his great grand niece i beleive
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Tue Jul 20, 2021 11:02 am
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My first experience in shooting a "large" gun
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timmy » Sat Jul 03, 2021 4:08 am
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I thought I'd share my first experience in shooting a big adult gun. Through my youth, I'd fired 22s, both rifles and handguns, and a boy's model 410...
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Wonderful narration of clearly some very fond memories, Timmy. Thank you for sharing.
Cheers
SS
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Search and Get-together IFGians (Feature Request)
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SoulSniper » Thu May 27, 2021 12:01 pm
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Dear Veterans,
Been sometime I’ve been wanting to search for IFGians residing in proximity, know them and plan monthly/quarterly/random get...
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These type of meets/ coming together have been happening ever since we started out in 2005-2006. The usual way was, someone would post a tentative...
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Sun May 30, 2021 8:35 pm
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Trout fishing
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conty1 » Fri Mar 12, 2021 9:19 pm
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Went to the Blue River in Tishomingo, Oklahoma with my little fishing buddy - Ethan. Both of us caught 2 nice ones each!
Can't complain about much...
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Treat to our eyes. Thanks for sharing.
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Tue Mar 16, 2021 11:30 pm
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VAN INGEN OF MYSORE TAXIDERMISTS
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pamorn » Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:49 pm
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The most famous Tiger taxidermists of Mysore in the day,
can anyone provide me with some information on location (address) in Mysore and who to...
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I accidentally stumbled upon the thread . My submission is - a renowned hunter Kenneth Anderson lived in Bangalore nd dwelled around Myrore . His...
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Thu Mar 11, 2021 9:18 am
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The sheltering desert - 2 geologist hid in Namib desert WW2
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Sakobav » Sun Jan 03, 2021 5:31 am
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In 1935 two German geologists, Henno Martin and Hermann Korn, leave Nazi Germany for South-West Africa (Namibia) to conduct field research. At the...
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What an interesting story! I will need to read this, and perhaps see the movie, too. Thanks for sharing this!
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Upland hunt in Texas - 2020
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conty1 » Thu Nov 05, 2020 2:46 am
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With my son Ethan.
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Poor guy, I hope next time he fits in the hunting jacket - Good job Mr. Dad !
He's come a long way in the past couple of years. Remember how tiny...
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Fishing with my son Ethan last weekend
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conty1 » Fri Aug 07, 2020 6:28 am
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Crappies, Sand Bass and Catfish.
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Man, last time i saw that chap he was still in diapers. Nice bag Amit, keep on doing it.
You know it man.
Where are you these days Inder? Visit...
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From Sweden!
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SMJ » Wed Jan 15, 2020 8:59 pm
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Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
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El Jefe:
This may be a bit controversial in some circles, but I don't think that the Husqvarna single shot bolt action rifles are based on any...
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Fri Aug 14, 2020 5:52 am
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The dog is one of the world’s most destructive mammals. Brazil proves it.
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mundaire » Sat Aug 24, 2019 2:40 pm
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While those of us who love and keep dogs at home as pets, may take a more sentimental view, the hard science clearly supports the view that stray...
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We have a dog fence running from South Australia to Queensland. They're the No.1 predator, and kill more sheep and livestock, especially during...
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Tue Aug 04, 2020 12:45 pm
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The Man Eaters of Tsavo
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xl_target » Thu Oct 04, 2018 11:50 pm
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The Maneaters of Tsavo; even after all these years the subject has not lost ists fascination.
Interest in the subject had been revived with the 1996...
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Pter Capstick's book Maneaters has a story about a pair of male lions who were terrorizing a district, and which he and another man were sent to...
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Tue May 19, 2020 9:40 pm
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Mongolia - free country for people
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russianshooter3 » Mon May 18, 2020 2:05 pm
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In 2008-2009 i live in Mongolia some month.My mongolian friends have snow leopards as a pet too
Many very afraid this type of cats, but its only big...
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Share more things about Mongolia that you've encountered.
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Car convoy attacked in Ladakh by taxi mafia!
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anonymusneo » Sat Jul 18, 2015 11:59 pm
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Car convoy attacked in Ladakh by taxi mafia!
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leh ladakh a very scary place there you can be beaten, killed and attacked
I do not recommend visiting this place to any foreign tourists!
All this...
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Tue May 12, 2020 12:04 pm
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Sun Apr 19, 2020 2:25 pm
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Shooter's sandwich
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Pran » Sun Feb 23, 2014 6:06 pm
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Found a nice quick recipe to keep the tummy filled during an outdoor trip :D
Haven't tried this yet, looking forward to do so during my next outdoor...
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I was browsing older posts on IFG during my COVID-19 self-isolation and came across this intriguing dish, yet again!
Necessity is indeed the Mother...
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Fri Apr 03, 2020 1:42 am
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Exploring Okanagan Valley BC, with fellow IFGian
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ckkalyan » Thu Sep 15, 2011 12:17 am
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IMG_0321.jpg 9th to 14th Sep 2011 - Kalyan & Baljit
Day 1 = Fri 9th Sep:
0930 – 1600 Greyhound Bus Journey Route: Vancouver, Langley,...
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Hi sunny0135 , :D
Great to know that you are in BC since Aug 2018 and that you are a proud RPAL holder.
Hearty Congratulations! (y) Welcome to...
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Tue Mar 31, 2020 11:57 pm
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Need assistance in obtaining a backpack
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Nick22N » Wed Apr 26, 2017 8:15 pm
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Hey guys! I'm a gear queer guy! Any new gear related to outdoors, I have a desire to own it..
Well, currently I'm obsessed with getting a really good...
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What kind of backpack you are looking for? Bug out bag, day pack, sling bag.
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Thu Jan 09, 2020 8:44 am
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The Motorcycle Touring Thread
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AgentDoubleS » Sun May 17, 2015 1:17 pm
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Considering how many fellow members have been (or are) active motorcyclists I thought of starting a new thread altogether for motorcycling pictures...
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Thank you AgentDoubleS , just waiting for April 2020! :D
I sort of guessed that you might like this old Honda; it is a machine with lots of...
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Sat Nov 30, 2019 7:52 am
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FISHING IN KOLKATA
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ASIF007 » Fri Aug 23, 2019 10:09 am
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Any fellow members from this forum who are also interested in Fishing in and around Kolkata. We could meet sometimes to find good angling spots.
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In India, the most popular fish that is stocked in artificial lakes/ ponds is one or more varieties of carp. They are a good fish to learn on, simple...
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Tue Sep 17, 2019 7:59 pm
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Lion Hunting in Africa
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wendyhomewood » Tue Jun 25, 2019 5:03 am
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I'm a British film-maker and I'm currently producing a documentary investigating the contribution to wildlife conservation of hunting African lions...
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Production Title: The Lion's Last Roar ?
Company: Freeborn Films Ltd/Talesmith
Line Manager: Martin Williams
Programme Length: Feature Length...
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Fri Sep 13, 2019 12:45 am
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Run with hares, hunt with hounds (Of Idioms, Phrases and the field sports)
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mundaire » Fri Aug 23, 2019 9:29 am
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It is generally believed that the English were an adventurous lot, spending most of their time outdoors mostly capturing territories to govern, rule...
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Great share, had no idea where the term Pot Luck originated. I suppose too many cooks spoil the broth mustve also come from the same stable :P
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Mon Aug 26, 2019 1:16 pm
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Helping the IAF
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veejosh » Thu Aug 08, 2019 9:42 pm
May be friends in the vicinity of these bases, equipped with Air rifles, could help the IAF and help themselves to some live targets.
Regards
Vikas
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Thu Aug 08, 2019 9:42 pm
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EDC AND RESCUE TOOLS
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Northernlights » Sun Oct 28, 2018 10:37 pm
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Rescue knife
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Just posting a quick and dirty pic of one in my collection
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Sun Jun 23, 2019 10:33 pm
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Fishing in Hudson, New York
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NairSaab » Fri Jan 11, 2019 8:00 pm
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Hi All,
Last month I tried fishing in the Hudson for striped bass. Cap Shastay of nyharborfishing.com picked me up at Chelsea piers 11th Avenue and...
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I think its a bit late ,october is great as the stripers blitz during that season,you should try surf fishing specially mountalk .It is also known as...
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Thu Mar 21, 2019 9:56 pm
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Import in India classic moto for tourist
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russianshooter3 » Fri Feb 22, 2019 3:27 pm
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Hey frends
Planning travel for my old 1955 moto IZH 49
looks like this
Who now temporary import procedure in India?
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Hey there,
Oh, that's great! I'm looking for a tourist guide and I just wish this motorbike should I hire on that tourist place to visit. I'm in...
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Last post by zinie1809
Wed Mar 06, 2019 1:13 am
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Best dslr for wildlife photography . ......
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Raghvendrasingh » Sat Nov 22, 2014 10:16 pm
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Hello everyone . ....
My question to all IFGians is that which dslr is best for wildlife photography for beginners . I am a newbie to photography...
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Good afternoon.
Thank you so much for useful tips. Hope to use it in my job.
Wish you good luck
James
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Last post by jamesmilner1337
Mon Feb 18, 2019 12:36 am
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Falconry In India
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Sakobav » Sat Dec 25, 2010 8:55 pm
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i was reading about faclonry in India and few names were mentioned - does any body know more about these gents?
the others are Shantanu Kumar and...
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May I have the contact details of Mr Shahid from Jaipur.
Can anyone help me with this?
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Sat Feb 09, 2019 10:20 am
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