From the Front

From the Front - "The situation had unraveled quickly. He was facing us dead-on and wouldn't turn broadside. Now was when I had to truly, truly trust the equipment. I knew the math about the Ashby Broadhead and the 1250-grain GrizzlyStik TDT arrow. I'd read the articles and extensively talked with other successful hunters. But math isn't helpful in the Moment of Realization. Would it hold up? Would it even penetrate the hide?I found where I thought the heart ought to be and released. Then I watched, stunned, as an elephant that had been angrily stamping its feet at us suddenly staggered back as though punched, then he turned and ran.When we finally got to him, and after hitting him again (because, you know, the adrenaline thing) we discovered that the first arrow had sliced through at least six feet of hide, ribs, lungs, and guts like a mad butcher and was buried behind the stomach. The follow up arrow had entered one side and snagged against the hide of the other, very nearly a complete pass-through.I believe the math now and know why my PH was so adamant I shoot GrizzlyStik on this safari. If you hunt any Big 5 without GrizzlyStik, you are either crazy or sponsored to shoot something else." - John Q PETA-Hater