Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-2A02:C7D:111:7700:886E:C8AD:123F:7206-20180226175001/@comment-2601:602:C900:2BC5:D13C:D67:AD4C:33B4-20181101005542

This is a link to a very good discussion of the topic. https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/86563/bosmer-lore-question

That being said, I came here because I have my own two cents to add, and that topic is dead as a nail.

Firstly, I think that the reason you see doe antlered wood elves in Vvardenfel but not Cyrodill is simple. The Green Pact mandates that they do not harm any plants in the Valenwood. Once they leave and choose to live Elswyrr (sorry, I couldn't help myself), then their connection to the great dragon Y'ffre begins to dissipate.

Now for my other cent... and this one is something I haven't heard once on this topic.

The reason druids in pop culture (and I believe bosmer) often sport antlers, dates back to Germanic folklore. In old Germanic folklore, antlers represented a connection to divine nature. Antlered beasts were sacred, and wearing antlers was considered a priviledge reserved for holy men. In their depictions, as a priest's connection to divinity strengthens, they grow antlers like a great stag.

I believe Bosmer (and druids for that matter) sport antlers as a representation of their divine reverence for nature, and their animal heritage.