where is this topic going? It started with whether or not you would tag a deer if it was unfit for consumption as soon as it was gutted. Now its gone to what if you found it days later after a bad hit? well I don't know of any state that says you can kill an animal,cut it open and then decide whether or not you think it is edible. you kill it you fill out the tag!! If it is bad then you let the pgc or any other game officer decide, you won't find one that will refuse you a tag if it is legitamate. I your to lazy to wait for a new tag then don't hunt, or get off your butt and take the animal to the nearest game office. no matter how you look at it, if you don't tag your a POACHER !!!!! for state that has no deer I can't beleive there was such a stupid topic.