I would try and salvage as much as I could depending how bad they "chewed" on the deer. I had the same thing happen opening day. I killed a Doe, took my stand down and walked back to the truck. I was back at the deer within a 45 minutes and couldn't believe how much they ate! I was pretty bummed. I called the GW, he came out assessed the situation and told me not to tag it! I had no problem tagging it but the deer was a mess, guts everywhere. They ate most of the deer. We have to take the deer in to be registered at a station and this deer was not pretty! I came back the next day and the deer was gone!


To answer your question..... What would I do...... I would start Coyote hunting, I'll be out in the morning calling my brains out!