Buck hanging with fawns?

[LongCut]

On the route I take to and from work, through the Cuyahoga National Valley, it is very common to see all kinds of wildlife. For those of you that are not aware, it is a 30+ thousand acre refuge in Northeast Ohio.

The past two days I have seen two fawns with an adult deer, that has antlers in velvet. They kind of look like lollipops. Straight-ish, with bulbous tips.

It hit me yesterday. Could this be a doe with weird antlers? I have heard this can happen, but is pretty rare.

I'm going to throw my camera in the truck and see if I can get some pictures.

 

[NateW45]

Did you get any pictures? It sounds like you did see the rare doe with antlers.

 

[BAKPAKR]

It could just be a minor-attracted buck.

 

[LongCut]

No pics. I saw them one more time, and have not seen them since.

 

[jimh406]

It could be a doe with antlers even if that is extremely uncommon. However, I see young deer with other young deer fairly frequently when it's near birthing season. If they don't have spots, they are probably just late ones from last year. Males are typically quite a bit larger and that could make them appear much older.

 

[LongCut]

I worked late tonight and ran across them. She/he is still with the fawns and the goofy horns have gotten goofier. Passenger side has gotten longer but driver’s side has not. It really screams doe to me. I didnt have my camera, so only cruddy cell phone pics.