Animals
How to be Top (Dog)
There is no such thing as the perfect gundog, and anyone who says there is should be ashamed of the barefaced lies they tell. There are some incredibly well trained dogs out there, and some [more…]
Articles by Columba Palumbus
Arts
Moonlighting as a DJ
For a large part of my twenties, I lived a double life. By day I worked on the farm or as a tree surgeon, and sometimes even in an office. I would play football and [more…]
Arts
Film Review: Big Trouble in Little China
“Big Trouble in Little China” by warpafx is licensed under CC BY 2.0 As a director, John Carpenter is very much hit and miss when it comes to critical acclaim and box office success. For [more…]
Hobbies
The Clay is the Thing, Part Four
In the first three parts we looked at what it takes to get into clay shooting, how to progress and where it may lead. I touched a little in each article on what goes on [more…]
Hobbies
The Clay is the Thing, Part Three
Okay, I’ve skirted around the issue long enough, it’s time to tackle the complex subject of lead or forward allowance. To an experienced shooter, it is literally second nature, an unconscious calculation that is already [more…]
Hobbies
The Clay is the Thing, Part Two
I hope I’ve managed to drag a few readers along from the first part, and for this next exercise, we will take a hypothetical Puffin on a journey from someone who has developed a taste [more…]
Hobbies
The Clay is the Thing, Part One
A question I am often asked by people when they first find out that I shoot is… Can I have a go? My answer is invariably yes because I believe that the more people who [more…]
Animals
In Praise of Dogs
I’m sure many of you will have seen the occasional pictures I post in the comments that nobody reads, and the articles I have written make reference to them , and one was even about [more…]
Fiction
Wildfowling: The voice in the darkness
There is always much excitement in the yard on the first day of the season. It was Saturday the 1st of November, and a big day for the Hall Farm shoot on the edge of [more…]