I appreciate the effort you're putting into this, coming at it from different angles. I think somewhere in between #26 and #51 is the place to go with that concept. Let me try to explain what we see with each. With #26, the good thing about it is the precise touch to it, combined with the creativity in the antlers. The issues are the crossed eyes, and to a lesser extent the green lines are not quite bold enough.
In #51, you've fixed the eyes, but the font change gives a more blocky look to it, and the antler change doesn't look as free flowing to me. So, I think if you go back to #26 as a base, straighten out the o's and do the simple dot for eyes, that might help. Also, you might use the green you are using in #48. Thank you,
Keith