Jason, Nobody said anything about 2 or 3 weeks later...until now

Sure thats a different story, I am not dragging a maggot infested deer also

But finding it the NEXT morning....I think its a judgment call. For me I just don' t want to leave a dead deer in the woods, It was found in reasonable time and I consider it a kill - Chewed in half or not.

So I agree, there is a gray area - and there is no clear cut " line" or other magical answer.