I recently read the Ashby Reports with great interest. My thanks to Dr Ashby for collecting and publishing so much useful information.
I would appreciate real field reports of e.f.o.c.,tapered shafts,650 gr+ total wt.and single bevel broadheads in difficult shoulders,humerous bones,spines, and pelic bones on elk and moose size game.
No need to report the "blew through the lungs and hit the far mountain" on whitetails or antelope for example.
My area has lots of good Muzzy and G5 vs. elk stories and lots of bad stories about expandables vs.elk. Dr Ashby described exactly the local guy's 70# compound with lightweight and fast arrows failed performance.
There are rifle hunters who find various broadheads in the elk's shoulder with a big infected mess (1-2months later)every year.
Maybe Dr Ashby's reports should be required reading.

QuoteMaybe Dr Ashby's reports should be required reading.  

Required?
I hope you forgot the smiley face.

stalkin4elk- hit me with a link.

QuoteOriginally posted by SteveB:
 

QuoteMaybe Dr Ashby's reports should be required reading.  

Required?
I hope you forgot the smiley face. [/b]

No smiley required Steve. We should all read and learn everything we can to be as well informed as possible. Jim did not suggest that we have to blindly accept the good Doctor's recommendations, only that we should have a look at his testing and then make up our own minds.

Ron

The new threads, THE PERFECT ARROW and DEER SHOULDER PENETRATION TEST(also check the excellent responses to this same thread posted on Stickbow.com ***********)are along the lines I was hoping generate interest in. Both are extensions of Dr Ashby's findings. I'm mainly interested in tough equipment for tough situations on game 500#-- 1000#'s.
Lets learn from each other's successes and failures!    
For those not familiar with Dr. Ashby's reports they are listed in the Tradgang main forum menue.