After two disturbed sits, a late walk-out put 59-year-old Tim Potter within 35 yards of a massive nontypical in a Monroe County food plot. He shot it with a TenPoint crossbow; Buckmasters scored the rack at 214 5/8 inches.
A chance walk-out produced the shot: Potter left a stand after nearby ATVs spooked deer, then crawled to 35 yards and shot the buck with a TenPoint crossbow.
The buck is a 19-point nontypical with a 21.5-inch inside spread, dressed at 200 pounds and scored 214 5/8 inches by Buckmasters.
Potter had three years of trail-camera history on the buck and used 100-grain, three-blade Rocket mechanical broadheads for the kill.
# Quick summary Tim Potter, 59, of Sparta, Wisconsin, was hunting family land in Monroe County when a neighbor on an ATV disturbed his stand twice. While walking out the second evening he saw deer in a nearby food plot, crawled within 35 yards and shot a massive nontypical with a TenPoint crossbow. The buck traveled roughly 80 yards before dying. Processing showed a dressed weight of 200 pounds and Buckmasters scored the rack at 214 5/8 inches.
# The stalk that produced the shot
# Recovery and physical details The buck ran through a strip of woods and a bean field, crashed into young pines and fell after traveling about 80 yards. When it hit the trees it broke off about four inches of antler. Potter described the blood trail as easy to follow. He called friends to help and used a farm tractor to haul the heavy deer out of the woods.
# Gear, preparation, and background Potter has three years of trail-camera history on this buck. He's taken many archery whitetails over the years, mostly with a compound bow before shoulder problems and a work injury forced him to switch to a crossbow. For this hunt he used a TenPoint crossbow and old 100-grain, three-blade Rocket mechanical broadheads, which he credits as effective on this deer.
# Aftermath and perspective Potter calls this animal his "Lucky Buck," noting that several factors worked against him the day of the hunt: rain, repeated disturbance, and only the second time he'd hunted that season. Despite those setbacks, the late-walk encounter and a careful crawl produced a quick, recoverable hit. The story illustrates how persistence, trail-camera scouting, and being willing to change tactics on the spot can turn a disrupted sit into a harvest.
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