The link you provided for the Zaft buck story revealed a different story than I read before. I had read before that several days had gone by before the farmer found a buck on his land.
I dont think anyone is saying that if the hunter who shot the animal doesn't find the animal...... When your buddies are helpling you track a wounded deer it's pretty obvious that the deer "your buddy" found is the deer you shot , by blood trail , warmth of the animal , a description of the buck beforehand , etc.
All I'm saying is I believe the Zaft buck should go into the record books as a "find". They do have a category for that dont they?