DOE, A DEER, AN ANTLERED DEER.

Let's hope the game wardens didn't snare the hunter for misgendering a sixteen-pointer.

A Missouri hunter shot what he thought was a 16-point buck, but when he came out of cover and inspected his prize more closely, he saw something was amiss.

Samuel Perotti had seen this well-antlered deer in photos captured by his game camera, the state Department of Conservation said, and recognized it even as he lined up his shot and pulled the trigger.

Then came the surprise: Despite the impressive crown of bone protruding from the deer’s skull, this was no buck, but a doe. A rare one.

I'm only being partially facetious: in some states, a deer tag can be for bucks only, or does only.  Whether there is additional material for the cultural studies types, particularly the alphabet contingent, is left to the reader as an exercise.

A number of things can cause female deer to grow antlers, according to the National Deer Association.

Most often, it’s a result of elevated testosterone, the NDA said, and in such cases the deer can typically still reproduce. However, other anatomical abnormalities can result in antlered females, or antlered males that otherwise appear female.

Here, it's simply another hunting story.