jmsmithy wrote: Awesome Brett ❗ Job well done my friend. Question, how long did it take you to work upto 86lb draw weight? Have you always shot heavier weights or have you worked up for the biggest of the big game?

Thanks! I appreciate it. It was a team effort, the PH’s in camp were all out looking for a hippo on land for me…the running joke in camp was that I was setting up my own funeral!
When I ordered the bow from Byron and Zach ferguson I couldn’t pull it! I went to the gym…seated rows, bent over rows, lat pulldowns and some routine back exercises. That helped a lot! Took me about 3-4 months before I could pull it and hold it at full draw…I pull a 29 inch arrow..so I figure I’m pulling 90 lbs. My deer bow is 52 lbs and my elk bow is 65 lbs.
The 950 arrows and the Ashby heads were amazing! When they butchered that hippo, the arrows sliced right thru that tough leathery skin with no problem at all. The bow, the arrows and broad heads, all together worked 100 percent. This is the largest animal I’ve ever hunted and shot in my life!