The Excalibur Suppressor Extreme embodies the perfect blend of innovation and tradition, making it a standout choice for crossbow enthusiasts who value simplicity without sacrificing performance. Unlike many high-tech models that demand extensive learning curves, this crossbow delivers cutting-edge efficiency through a design that stays true to Excalibur’s renowned recurve craftsmanship. Celebrating over 40 years in the industry, Excalibur has crafted the Suppressor Extreme to excel in the field, whether you’re targeting whitetails in dense woods or taking long-range shots at trophy game. Packed with premium features and built for durability, the author explains that this crossbow proves why Excalibur’s…
Author: Darron McDougal
Darron McDougal
Darron McDougal, a full-time freelance outdoor writer, has resided in central Wisconsin for his entire life, except for a 2-year jaunt during which he and his wife, Becca, traveled and lived in a fifth-wheel camper. Becca often hunts with Darron and is an integral part of his publishing success, capturing professional-grade photography that often accompanies his articles. The McDougals do minimal deer hunting around their home. Instead, they love to hunt DIY-style, primarily on public lands, out west. Hunting unfamiliar territory has its thrills and challenges, and it truly tests a hunter's prowess. Despite the low success odds of this hunting style, Darron has done very well, and he accredits his success and accomplishments to God. So far, he's hunted whitetails in 11 states and harvested deer in nine. He enjoys hunting all sorts of wild game from turkeys to hogs to elk. He also occasionally mentors youth or beginner hunters. While bowhunting is his preferred method, he doesn't think twice when a rifle, shotgun or muzzleloader hunt fits his schedule. He's been shooting archery for nearly three decades and has 20 years of hunting experience.
More involved than a firearm and less involved than a compound bow, crossbows are perhaps the ideal bridge between the two and a solid fit for lighter-framed hunters. The globe teems with way too many hunting opportunities to count, but there are only a handful of weapons to humanely hunt with: bows, cross- bows, firearms, spears and blowguns. Blowguns and spears aren’t practical for most, so that fundamentally narrows things down to bows, crossbows and firearms. I have absolutely nothing against firearms; I own a nice lot of guns and hunt with them whenever the opportunity presents itself. But, in…
40th Anniversary Bottomlands I believe most of us can agree that we live in a complicated world. Sometimes, technology is overdone, and things get more complex than necessary. That’s why there’s something refreshing—even captivating—about simplicity. Excalibur, a household name in crossbows, has embodied that concept since its inception 40 years ago. Most crossbows today flaunt more and more radical, futuristic styling, but not Excalibur. Its motto, “Different for a Reason,” says it all. Today’s wildest crossbow designs can be intimidating to beginner and intermediate hunters, but an Excalibur plucks a familiar chord with most because of its recurve design. Even…
Got the Itch to Hit the Road With Your Crossbow? Try Hunting in One of These States. “There’s no place like home,” Dorothy famously said in the 1939 film, “The Wizard of Oz.” Many hunters can relate to that statement because of the efforts and improvements to land that they’ve invested in their home hunting grounds. For some, there’s also a nostalgia for hunting in the same places where they did as a kid. In addition, hunting around home is usually convenient. Many hunters can sneak in hunts near where they live before or after work, or on the weekends,…