ORIGINAL: BOWFANATIC
And I'll reiterate what Rich Baker and others here have posted for you, which you tend to ignore. A bow setup with a KE of 105 lbs or more is an effecient means of killing an elephant.
I haven't "ignored" anything. A bow setup with 105 ftlbs of ke is
sufficient for killing an elephant , if you place your arrow
exactlywhere it needs to go. There's much more room for error on a whitetail kill zone than a elephant. What you seem to ignore is the fact that the overwhelming majority of bow shot elephants require a finishing shot from a high power rifle , most after a dangerous and sometimes long tracking job.
Hate to chime in on peoples beliefs, can't say I really have any about elephant hunters. I would say I would be against it, but many a good point has been brought up on how the hunters fund the preservation... so I'm convinced, if I ever have a spare 60 g's, I'm there...[&:]
You say a whitetail has more room for error...agree but that is per animal size. An elephant still has a larger heart and lungs, so in theory a bigger target is an easier target.
Tim