Advisors

Joe has been hunting throughout the United States and Canada with traditional archery equipment for more than forty-five years. Inspired by Dr. Ed Ashby’s broadhead reports on large game animals, Joe focused on producing a broadhead that would incorporate Dr. Ashby’s findings and theories. This was the impetus for TuffHead and MeatHead single bevel broadheads, which employed Dr. Ed Ashby theorems, and were successfully utilized by big-game hunters around the world. Joe is now retired and continues to love the sport and instills his passion for archery in his grandchildren. Joe is a Senior Member of the Pope and Young Club and a life-member of both the United Bowhunters of Illinois (UBI) and the Compton Traditional Bowhunters Organization.

Having 32 years of applied engineering experience in the area of projectile research, Darrel is the Founder and Principal of Digital to Definitive LLC.  During his career, he has performed experiments with conventional powder guns, light-gas guns, and electromagnetic launchers; demonstrating the launch, flight, and impact performance of advanced projectile concepts and providing supporting analysis via computer modeling and fundamental engineering analysis.  Darrel has authored or co-authored over 30 peer-reviewed technical papers in the areas of flight mechanics and terminal ballistics.  Darrel is assisting the Foundation with the science behind the arrow systems.

Being a bowhunter and machinist from Nebraska for over 40 years, it was only a matter of time before I put the two together. Needing an adapter for carbon arrows in 2006, I started machining my own insert adapters out of necessity for glue on broad heads. They worked very well. About the same time I started reading about high FOC arrows from Dr. Ed Ashby’s intensive studies on building the ultimate hunting arrow. After meeting Dr. Ashby I knew I was on the right track and decided to share my interest in building a better arrow. I started Traditional Archery Solutions, making and selling stainless steel inserts for bowhunters. Now, I hope to help the Ashby Bowhunting Foundation with my mechanical design and machining experience.

Troy has been bowhunting for 40 years across the United States, In 2014, he changed his arrow approach to follow Dr. Ashby’s penetration enhancing factors and publishes the results from his family’s ranch he affectionately calls the Test Lab. Leveraging a bottomless supply of feral hogs, Troy posts the results on YouTube under the handle of “The Ranch Fairy”. Troy is a registered respiratory therapist, has three great kids and a very understanding wife.

Thom began applying the knowledge he gained from Dr Ashby’s papers in the construction of his hunting arrows over a decade ago. Since then he has been taking game across the USA and around the world using arrows conforming to “The Ultimate Hunting Arrow” principles. In addition to providing formal training classes and informal mentoring to fellow bowhunters, he has also worked with companies on product and process improvements to aid in the building more lethal arrow systems.

Cobus is a Big 5 dangerous game guide based in South-Africa, who has specialized in Bowhunting since 1995. Cobus has been hunting with a bow for the last 19 years and the last 4 years he has been part of the PSE family. He understands what bowhunting is all about and one of the ways that you can add success to all of the variables is by making sure that your equipment and setup is 100%. He takes many hunters on dangerous game hunts every year, primary for Cape Buffalo. Since this is a very specialized type of bow hunt, everything needs to be just right, keeping the hunter as a whole in mind with their entire setup, limitations and strengths. Cobus understands that applying the Ashby principles to fit these different bowhunters with arrow and broadhead systems to ethically harvest game is part of that overall preparation.

Jim got his first bow, a Bois D’Arc (Osage Orange) longbow when he was eight years old that he used to shoot wood arrows into hay bales. He ultimately acquired a solid fiberglass fishing arrow and a reel that he taped onto his brother’s bow with electrical tape and graduated to bow fishing.  Later in life, while preparing for a Cape Buffalo hunt, Jim came across Dr. Ashby’s studies and successfully constructed arrows with ultra-high FOC. During sixteen trips to Africa, Jim’s arrow/broadhead system obtained a complete pass through on the first Hippo ever registered with SCI in the crossbow category. Jim has also taken countless animals with his set up, inclusive of multiple Cape Buffalo, Eland and other large game across Africa and North America. Jim is a noted cross-bow authority and authored the book titled “Its All About the Arrows! Engineering Arrows for Enhanced Hunting Performance.” You can get your book directly from Jim by emailing him at Jim_aken@hotmail.com.  

Santi Rossi is an Argentina based professional hunter and co-owner of Argentina Heritage Outdoors, operating hunting and fishing trips all over Argentina. Santi grew up hunting with his father hunting big game and upland birds with dogs. By the age of 16 Santi was involved in the hunting industry as a guide assistant at a wingshooting lodge and soon after started guiding for big game and now specializes for bowhunters. Santi has over 20 years of industry experience and is a full time guide/hunter and has hunted four different continents and understands the Ashby principles to fit all different bowhunters.

Tony Dubryn is dangerous game qualified PH and Outfitter based out of South Africa and operates Wild Wildebeest Safaris. Tony has been bowhunting for over 20 years and is highly respected throughout the bowhunting community. Tony’s passion is second to none and loves helping people prepare for their hunts. Tony understands the Ashby principles to utilize efficient arrow and broadhead systems to ethically harvest game. Tony is active in PHASA, DSC, HSC, and other conservation organizations.

Strang Middleton is a Zambian based, dangerous game bow hunting guide of over 20 years and is known by hunters around the globe as one of the go-to guides. Strang has taken most of the game in southern Africa, including the Dangerous 7 with his bow. Strang believes faithfully in ethical harvesting of game and completely understands the Ashby principles of utilizing the most efficient arrow and broadhead systems in the world. Strang is active in DSC, HSC, PHAZ and other conservation organizations.

​David grew up in Libby, Montana, surrounded by wild country with all three apex predators, grizzlies, wolves and mountain lions. He enjoys bowhunting for elk and mule deer in Colorado.

David has spent the last twenty years filming and studying mountain lions. To learn more about his work, visit: www.wildnaturemedia.com.

He was honored to develop this Website for ABF and continues to maintain it.