Congrats on getting to go on what should be a trip of a lifetime!!!
With that said, don't let the numbers of a rack take away one second of a hunt like this. In other words, don't worry about that and just hunt! I have been able to go on a few hunts thanks to my job that are in TX and we get there to be told to shoot "this" and "not that". At the end of the day, make sure you enjoy it.
Any buck over 130" will be something you want to mount and put on the wall. So, when you see a buck that would be proud to hang on your mantle, and he has what you are looking for, that's the one.
When I get to go to Texas, I am there to shoot cull bucks usually, and I have to look at the body more than anything. We look for a 4-5 year deer that is just "ok" as a deer and will not be much more. If we see a 2 or 3 year old that makes you go "wow" then he is off limits to see what he will do pushing 4-5 years old. Hope this helps, but at the end of a hunt, you are only left with memories so don't take away from that!!
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