In my eyes, the right decision is to do everything you can to recover the deer. It won't go to waste, coyotes have to eat too.Not recovering the deeris a waste. Putting a killing shot on a deer, no matter how poor, gives you ownership of that deer. It is your responsibility to give it your best effort to try and recover and tag it. Whether the meat is spoiled or not, the "right" thing to do is tag it. In this day and age, with so many doe tags available, getting meat is not an issue.