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Front Porch Discussion with Dr. Ed Ashby (A Deep Dive Into the Ashby Reports)

We had the privilege of meeting with Dr. Ed Ashby to discuss his interesting history in bowhunting and the studies he conducted. In this interview we learned about his interesting life and discussed the Ashby Reports. This interview is both educating and entertaining. If you enjoy bow hunting, you will enjoy this interview. To learn more about the Ashby Bowhunting Foundation click the link below: https://www.ashbybowhunting.org Dr. Ed Ashby invested 27 years in the study of arrow performance and broadhead lethality. Starting in 1981, while working as a PH in Zimbabwe, Dr. Ashby was recruited by the Mkuzi Game Reserve head Game Ranger Tony Tomkinson to assist in a bowhunting research study. At the time bowhunting was not legal in South Africa. The government commissioned a study to determine if African game could be ethically and humanely harvested with the bow and arrow. Four years later, Dr. Ashby and his team published what has come to be known as the “Natal Study.” The research was based not on the scientific method but outcome driven experimentation. Arrow penetration tests were conducted on hundreds of freshly culled animals and results were meticulously recorded and documented. In 1986, based on Dr. Ashby’s Natal Study, the South African government legalized bowhunting. Legalization in South Africa acted as the catalyst to open bowhunting in many other Sub-Saharan countries. The Natal Study was the definitive document used to successfully lobby for bowhunting legalization. Upon completion of the Natal Study, Dr. Ashby continued his arrow and broadhead penetration research for another three decades. His research has led to empirical findings in arrow lethality, revealing the 650 grain heavy bone threshold, the 19% FOC (Forward of Center) threshold, and the effectiveness of single bevel broadheads on breaking bone as well as increasing soft tissue damage.