x'S 2
HOW CAN ANY BOW HUNTER MAKE A MISTAKE BETWEEN A BUCK OR A DOE!
1st identifying as a deer, then waiting for the correct time to draw the bow, then waiting for the correct shot angle,
and late season was probably over a bait in a leafless environment.
My thoughts only 2 things could have happened
1 He shot the deer knowing full well what it was ... or
2 It was so dark that proper identification could not ne made.
conclusions POACHED!