How do you field dress an elephant? How do you cape an elephant? How do you prepare elephant meat? Nahhhhhhhh..... there's absolutely no reason to shoot an elephant except macho bull-doo-doo. The 105 pound bow is probably a requirement. I know that most of those African countries dictate a minimum for dangerous game like Cape Buffalo etc. I think most are at least 90 or 95 pounds. I agree... overbowed(and probably under practicing) and just sheer "Elephant Fever". He's a wannabe that thinks an elephant kill will make people think he's something special. He's had a lot of time since his last miss to work up to that bow... he just didn't work at it is all.