I shot a button last year; thought it was a doe. I watched what I thought was an older buck chasing a doe,But it seeed awful early in the year. In reality it was Daddy chasing off the youngster to get at mom. Didn't figure that out till dragging him out though. Felt terrible. I asked the landowner if he had a preferance as to what I shot..."don't shoot the buttons."
Wow did I feel terrible. I know that scenario now and look VERY carefully when a buck's chasing a "doe" and the rut isn't kicked in yet.