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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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being a lawyer myself, only one advice, signing online petitions does not work in our legal system and for a petition before any court current 'court...
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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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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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death rush
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vishosingh » Mon May 07, 2007 1:27 pm
guys check out mark sullivans death rush trailer here
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Mon May 07, 2007 1:27 pm
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Pump house blues
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eljefe » Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:57 pm
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Its like this people, a pic is worth a 1000 words.To save you the bother of reading a 1000 words, waited for my pal Ken to post the pics, and then I...
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Asif
My stuff was shortlisted by Mack The Knife guess maybe yours too so theres the link...
Not all the Steves Tom Dick and Harias are as helpful...
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Sat May 05, 2007 6:35 am
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Fishing at Manchinbelle with Inder and Pran
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Mack The Knife » Wed May 02, 2007 5:48 pm
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This was truly a blank trip. Not only did none of us get a bite but there was no sign of fish either. I suppose one gets spoiled fishing the WASI...
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Thanks, Navdeep.
Will have a look.
Mack The Knife
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Fri May 04, 2007 10:20 am
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Fishing in Kolar
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Pran » Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:43 am
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I'm back from another fishing trip :) This time at a place in Kolar district.Made two trips to this lake and tried a water hole close by.Had two...
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>Very tragic. checkered keelbacks are non venomous and get stomped on sight
Feel the same.
>The locals need a King Cobra sighting to teach them to...
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Tue May 01, 2007 7:49 am
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Fishing with Inder
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Pran » Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:00 pm
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Met Inder for the first time yesterday and we decided to go fishing at a lake close to his house.We saw plenty of small fish near the bank about an...
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Mack The Knife, I can ensure you'll get there withhout lighting up-that 'rubbing in' from Mehul is worth a visit.Fish dancing in the waters, begging...
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Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:31 am
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Kalahari tribals hunting
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conty1 » Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:07 am
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The oldest hunting technique from before human invented the hunting tools. The technique includes both the following of tracks from the prey and a...
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I saw this programme when it was first broadcast, have seen another TV programme on the same subject and have read about such hunting more than once....
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Last post by Grumpy
Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:28 pm
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The Betla Maneater from Nickudu
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by mehulkamdar » Tue Apr 24, 2007 3:44 am
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Article link.
Cheers!
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Thanks Mehul,
Really loved the story.
Dev
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Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:55 pm
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My first catch
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Pran » Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:38 pm
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...was a catfish!
Went on a fishing trip to Hesargatta lake with two friends from college .Used earthworm for bait.Tried using chicken liver and...
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Pran,
Congratulations on your first catch. Mine has eluded me for well over 30 years since I first tried my hand at fishing. :lol: Hope you have...
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Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:34 am
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A weekend's fishing with Asif
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Mack The Knife » Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:07 am
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Asif hooks into a biggish murral within the first few casts but finally looses the fish to the weeds.
However, he is soon into another...
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Go catch em cowboy! :)
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Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:00 pm
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Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:18 pm
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For US based Anglers - COSTCO sale of Shimano rods etc
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by mehulkamdar » Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:25 am
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With spring fast approaching, most stores selling outdoor stuff have some large promotions on but COSTCO have a huge in store sale of Shimano rods,...
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Thanks Mehul, now I will surprise my SWMBO and be ready for trip down to this store with smiling face..BTW cant beat their fruits either..
Cheers
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Sat Apr 14, 2007 7:15 am
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Turkey hunt, week hearted dont watch :)
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sa_ali » Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:38 pm
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Check this video
The guy literally blew the head off of that turky, i think thats a bad shot, may be something to learn from it :)
Ali saheb,...
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As the man says, there's a whole industry out there... some die hards even use a 222 over 16g or 20g drilling (I read) The stevens /fox had an...
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Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:30 pm
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David Hulme articles on the Nitroexpress forums
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by mehulkamdar » Mon Apr 09, 2007 7:39 am
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Fantastic hunting articles from a Zimbabwean Professional Hunter and a Master with words. These are certain to make their way into a book sometime in...
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My pleasure Abhijeet. David has a great way of describing a hunt - I think he may be one of the finest writers on African hunting in many decades....
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Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:49 pm
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Three Months Shikar from Kamptee to Baltistan
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by mehulkamdar » Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:07 pm
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How it was in the old days. I doubt anyone could conceive of even a 3 week hunt without thinking about work these days...
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Bro, take care of travel permission, there are area restrictions and also verify abt hunting, dont hunt if ur not with real strong hold person there,...
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Last post by sa_ali
Thu Apr 12, 2007 12:16 pm
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the hunting report
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vishosingh » Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:01 pm
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another great site
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Lovely pics. Nature at its best.
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Wed Apr 11, 2007 2:42 am
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King George's hunting trip to Nepal
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Vikram » Sun Apr 08, 2007 3:47 am
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Found it on AR.
About 50 B&W pics. About 39 tigers and 18 Rhinos were shot.All the beasts were taken in the utmost sporting manner, surrounded...
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And look it is nothing to be ashamed of. If I could afford and command 4,000 people to be my servants on a Tiger shoot I would love to do that. You...
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Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:29 pm
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trout
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art_collector » Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:20 pm
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check this site... www.troutlet.com
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i aint a fisherman but i loved the website
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Wed Apr 04, 2007 11:44 am
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Four new stories in the Nickudu Files
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by mehulkamdar » Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:30 am
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Black Velvet on Gold
Two tickets to Hunza
Wild Beasts and Their Ways
Royal Tiger Hunt in Nepal
A bit late for the weekiend but hope it...
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Mehul,
Enjoyable as always.Thanks, to you and to your friend.
penpusher
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Mon Mar 26, 2007 10:02 am
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Hunting accident
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Vikram » Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:47 am
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This video shows why observing safety rules is so important.An utterly avoidable incident.
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Vikram
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Hmm lot like VP Dick Chenney accident.
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Last post by Sakobav
Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:50 am
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Ritual hunting-Ugadi
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Pran » Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:00 pm
Ritual hunting during Ugadi though banned is still practised in many parts of Karnataka.Local news channels aired videos of villagers with their...
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Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:00 pm
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HUNT CHEETAL, SAVE THE ANDAMANS
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Sakobav » Fri Mar 16, 2007 4:54 am
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Really Outdated article but interesting analysis
HUNT CHEETAL, SAVE THE ANDAMANS
Dt. 17/11/03
Hindu Business Line
NATURALISTS have urged the Centre...
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First hand account from a journo who by the way is one of the informed Defense Journo
Hi Guys ... I post this article because it involves me...
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Last post by Sakobav
Fri Mar 16, 2007 5:17 am
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Wildlife Institute of India
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Sakobav » Fri Mar 16, 2007 5:02 am
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These are the guys who hopefully can be engaged. This is located in Dehradun
The mission of The Wildlife Institute of India is to:
Train...
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Tiger Assessment report prepared by this Institute.
Download it a pdf file
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Last post by Sakobav
Fri Mar 16, 2007 5:03 am
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Night of the Hunter - from friend Nickudu
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by mehulkamdar » Fri Mar 09, 2007 9:58 pm
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For your enjoyment ladies and gentlemen, from a true friend of our forums.
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As always a gem thanks Mehul
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Two more hunting gems from Nickudu
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by mehulkamdar » Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:57 pm
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Enjoy these masterpieces - will be up for a month:
From our neighbours to the East - Indo Chinese Interlude
Outrage in India
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very nice.... i really enjoyed reading them.
Danish
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:25 am
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Outdoor Books
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eljefe » Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:08 am
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Dear All, a friend , Sudhir Arora of Natraj Publishers in Dehra Dun, has sent me a list of outdoor and angling books as below, please contact...
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AC
Yes, Sudhir is the same family, I kind of remember him as'NATRAJ'.He doesent mind my mental affliction ;) as long as I dont forget him!
Best
Axx
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Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:33 am
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Basics of Fishing rods
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Ranjeet Singh » Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:12 pm
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I have absolutely no idea about fishing rods, could someone be kind enough to let me know
1) what should I look for, when I am buying a fishing rod?...
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Ranjeet,
Go with the dealers recommendation if you want to fish in Germany. However, if you can only have one rod spin with on the WASI stretch,...
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Last post by Mack The Knife
Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:07 am
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Tips for Nawab saab, the hunter.
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danish21 » Thu Feb 22, 2007 6:25 am
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Danish,
The post has been deleted. In future please think before making such posts, even if it has been lifted from a newspaper.
Tales of hunting...
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Check this link of Predator pellets.
Danish
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Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:56 am
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Shikari
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danish21 » Thu Feb 22, 2007 6:30 am
The Saheb Shikari
In her autobiography, Princess, Vijayraje Scindia writes about how hunting was an 'exercise in vanity' for the royals. It was...
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Last post by danish21
Thu Feb 22, 2007 6:30 am
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Some old shikaar pics
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mundaire » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:28 am
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Some old shikaar pictures from the Kasmanda palace hotel Mussoorie... thought these might be of interest to some of our members...
Taluqdar of...
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Asif,
In the Mughal times,a taluq was a district comprising about 80-85 villages.The Taluqdar was a functionary of the Mughal state,responsible for...
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:53 pm
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My first paycheck
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by mehulkamdar » Sun Feb 18, 2007 5:27 am
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Enjoy your weekend gentlemen, with this article and a glass of Scotland's finest!
Cheers!
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Scotland's finest would pertain to Red Deer Venision or Blue Label from Johnnie Walker or Royal Salute from the House of Chivas ? Or do you prefer...
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Sun Feb 18, 2007 3:28 pm
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Abu Garcia 557
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Yaj » Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:43 pm
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I bought this reel a few years back.It says Abu Garcia 557 but I cant find any info on this particular model on the net.
It says ultra cast design...
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Abu Garcia Home Page
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Last post by Sujay
Fri Feb 16, 2007 11:39 pm
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Kenneth Anderson
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Sakobav » Fri Feb 09, 2007 8:32 am
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Not sure maybe its already posted for Kenneth Anderson the hunter from South
Rgds
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Shahid,
You have my wholehearted support on this, to whatever extent I could help and in whatever way.
Hope to work on this once the Gun Owners'...
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Wed Feb 14, 2007 4:01 am
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A bit of Trek in the Alps
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Ranjeet Singh » Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:48 pm
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Gentlemen,
on the weekend I had the oppourtunity to trek a bit in the alps, it was a wonderful experience and one worth sharing...
Location:-...
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Very nice pics, reminds me of my days in New Hampshire's White Mountains. They were so beautiful, I plunked down a grand to buy good photo gear to...
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Last post by HSharief
Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:45 pm
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The Forest Dwellers Rights Act
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mundaire » Tue Dec 26, 2006 11:36 am
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After much debate and many amendments which have changed the entire theme of the original recommendation's, The Forest Dwellers Rights Act has been...
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Good guys always either rest their hope on others' initiatives or expect to be lead whereas bad boys are more enterprising ; they get going quickly...
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Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:19 pm
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The End of an Eera
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by mehulkamdar » Sat Feb 10, 2007 10:15 am
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Yet another treat from our good friend.
Cheers!
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Thanks Mehul!!
Axx
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Sat Feb 10, 2007 12:29 pm
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Hunting in New Zealand
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sniperdude » Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:49 am
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My brothers in Arms.
I have been a hunter all my life, i've been in NZ since2004 and have gone hunting since my 3rd day in the country, yes i know im...
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Thanks for the information!
sudhakar
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Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:25 am
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The scent of shikar
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danish21 » Sun Jan 14, 2007 1:43 pm
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Friends while searching on google i found this wonderful article by Roshni Johar which i am sharing with all IFG members...
The scent of shikar...
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Vikram
I know i have started a revolution.;)
Danish
What if question time? My friend tells me that Nilgai is allowed for hunting nowadays in...
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Thu Feb 01, 2007 11:21 pm
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professional? hunter?
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eljefe » Sun Dec 17, 2006 10:24 pm
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Dont even want to have nightmares about the caliber;might have been a heavy double...
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Hey, the Pink Elephants are back again !
These are the real ROUGES
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LOL :lol: :lol:
- Sorry Sujay.
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Fri Jan 26, 2007 11:38 pm
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Hunting Permit
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danish21 » Fri Jan 26, 2007 2:15 am
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Check this..... The hunting permit issued by Forest, Wildlife & Fisheries department, Government of Pakistan.
Danish
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Sorry, but even expanded to full page I can`t make any sense of it - the printing is just too feint/fuzzy.
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Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:10 am
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Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:11 am
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Lion charge
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Vikram » Mon Jan 22, 2007 5:54 am
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This is a clip sent by Grumps. It's an old clip on rounds on net for sometime.It's a canned hunt and you can see fence posts in the background.There...
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I have seen this clip earlier and always wondered how the men escaped shooting each other :!:
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Last post by Sujay
Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:27 pm
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Some communication with an anti hunting idiot
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by mehulkamdar » Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:42 pm
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First unsolicited mail received from the idiot:
Mehul,
Read your profile.
Just to introduce you in short. I am Shailesh. I practiced Rifle...
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Well yes, that was in December 2004. what a lovely morning it was. I also remember the solitory partridge we came across in the wheat field while on...
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Sun Jan 14, 2007 2:20 pm
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INDIA - Shikar and the Socio Economic Factors.
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by shahid » Sat Jan 13, 2007 2:13 pm
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India – Shikar and the Socio Economic Factors.
By: Syed Shahid Ahmad
Enough said. Now let’s get down to the facts. There is no truth in all that...
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For now, am upgrading this post to a news item, so that it will now be on the portal (home) page of this site as well as in the RSS newsfeed... for...
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Last post by mundaire
Sun Jan 14, 2007 12:07 pm
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WWF trophy hunting policy
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kanwar76 » Sat Jan 13, 2007 10:10 am
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Taken From:
WWF trophy hunting policy
WWF is committed to protecting the world’s threatened and endangered wildlife and does not condone any...
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Asif,
Our neighbours in Pakistan have recently begun to allow the private farming of partridges for hunting in a strictly controlled business and...
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Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:12 pm
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Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:24 am
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FAO Mark
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eljefe » Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:28 pm
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HI Mark, Hope you had a great holiday season?
All the best to you and the family for 2007. here's the long-ago-promised -king cobra snap, in my days...
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PS-Pran, Its available in many big pharmacies and not CONTROLLED stuff as we are led to believe!
If you're going to be into some snakey activity,...
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Last post by eljefe
Sun Jan 07, 2007 6:54 pm
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An anti hunter beats at a pheasant shoot and accepts hunting
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by mehulkamdar » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:53 pm
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Not quoite the best writing on the subject but a grudging acceptance that hunters have a point.
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Once more? Inder, this one is hooked already.
Hope so Jefe, I think we should also start conversion camps by taking people to shoots.
-Inder
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Last post by kanwar76
Fri Jan 05, 2007 2:15 am
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Pictures in Nickudu's "Bengal" Album
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by mehulkamdar » Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:12 pm
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Will be up for a month. Cheers!
Thanks to Nick for his very kind assistance to the IFG with the archival material that he has collected. Many...
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Hi Nick,thanks much for sharing with us this wealth.
Mehul,I am not able to see the pictures enlarged.Can you guess the problem?
Best-
Vikram
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Last post by Vikram
Sun Dec 31, 2006 7:36 pm
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A poacher reformed
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mundaire » Tue Dec 26, 2006 9:08 pm
Check out this article >>
Allow me to quote from the article -
This programme - and its success - only underscores what environmentalists have...
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Tue Dec 26, 2006 9:08 pm
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