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Well when i found out i drew a late wt tag i was excited to say the least!!! I had work on friday opener but only a half day then my dad, nephew, and i were on our way around 3 pm... The hunt started out very wet as many others described, tent camping in a mud hole lol... Sat morn threw rain, fog, wind we still managed to glass up a total of 7 bucks witch was a great start to the hunt... The total amount of wt bucks was 22, 2 mulie bucks, tons of does, javalina, elk in low desert... Wednesday started out as any other day, cold and not a lot of movement early.. We started glass one area and by 8am i told my dad i wanted to move... With the cold weather and late hunt i have been seening the bucks get up late. So at 830 get to next spot and right away glass up spike and doe... My dad and i continue glassing hard and we both spot separate does.. He is describing to me were his doe is and its different then the one i am looking at. He also says that there is a deer bedded behind her but he can not make it out yet.. As he directs me to where he is looking and out of the brush a buck comes out of the brush.. I ask him if the buck is the deer that was bedded he said no.. So there is two 3x3 bucks with the doe and the one is defiantly bigger. So i decide it was a nice enough deer to shoot.. My dad ranges him at 550 so i adjust turret and wait for him to step out.. He was real good about staying behind the trees and my patients was running thin. So finally he presents what i think was a decent shot threw the branches, and my over confidence thinks i can tread the needle threw the branches. So boom.. Dad says he is down, wait up again, he down. Hi fives, hugs, tears all the joy of a rewarding hunt. I keep asking if it was a good shot he said yes he is down. We watch the buck just lay there for 30min facing away and i am thinking something is not right. I wanted to put another in him but bedded facing away left me with no shot.Then he stands up, my dad says put another in him.. So i wait for him to turn broadside and boom. Buck goes down and does not move again. When we got to him i realized my first shot was deflected by a branch and got him in the front leg. My best buck to date i know he is no monster but a true trophy to me!!! To hunt with my 65 year old dad that is like a billy goat is amazing. I hope i am half the hunter he is when i am that age!! Thanks to my brothers and friends who came up to help glass it was a ton of fun.. And last but not least the wife. To deal with a dec coues tag holder is not an easy task. All i talked about, thought about, shopped for was "the hunt". She stood by me the whole time and listen to me ramble on and on about it. She gave me the full green light to hunt as much as i need witch was great considering she would have to stay home with my 2year old girl and 1year old boy... Love her more then anything and could have done it with out her support and help!!!! rough score buck 92 but will have a better score later some of the pics from hunt.. bucks passed.. mulie buck, elk, cool findings, muddy tent