To ME, ethics and law may not go hand in hand in this case. I will do my best to end the animals suffering. I would then tag the animal. That is how my ethics would work in this situation. Honestly if I got caught by a warden with bow or even gun in hand the day after season I would just tell him I was hog hunting. They would have to catch me in the act of shooting the deer for me to be in trouble. That is an acceptable risk to me to be able to find, dispatch,and recover the animal. I truely hope I am never in a position such as the one described.