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Wildfowling: Terror on the Marsh

31st October 2022 Columba Palumbus 3274 Comments

Mike had heard all the tales. Hell, he’d even made up some of his own over the years to try and scare the out of towners and holiday makers as he and his pals drank [more…]

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The best video games ever?

7th September 2022 Columba Palumbus 3096 Comments

Brooding, dark and utterly compelling, The Ultima Underworld games came along at a point where PC gaming was just starting to become something more than a hobby enjoyed by spotty teenage boys. Following the success [more…]

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Wildfowling: Tools of the Trade part one

16th June 2022 Columba Palumbus 2930 Comments

A few people have asked me since the last article to write a little bit about a fundamental part of the sport, which would be the guns themselves. I have touched briefly on this previously, [more…]

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12th January 2022 Columba Palumbus 4482 Comments

Growing up on a farm and later working in agriculture and related industries (on and off at least), ive spent a lot of time in Tractors, combines, telehandlers and other sundry farm machines. I freely [more…]

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Wildfowling: The Spirit of the Marsh

31st October 2021 Columba Palumbus 2463 Comments

Evening flight had been a total loss and the bad weather looked to be closing in fast. Jay the Spaniel cut a piteous figure, highlighted as he was in the feeble light from a head [more…]

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How to be Top (Dog)

16th September 2021 Columba Palumbus 2899 Comments

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…]

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Moonlighting as a DJ

1st September 2021 Columba Palumbus 3142 Comments

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…]

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Film Review: Big Trouble in Little China

15th June 2021 Columba Palumbus 2561 Comments

“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…]

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The Clay is the Thing, Part Four

10th June 2021 Columba Palumbus 2903 Comments

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…]

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