I shot a doe last year and never found it. We are allowed one deer period out here, and even if I had found the doe after coyotes had eaten it I would still have tagged it. As it was I felt so bad that I considered myself done for the season and didn' t hunt anymore. I kept looking for the remains for several days afterward even though I don' t know exactly what I would have done had I found them. I don' t see anything wrong with asking the DOW for another tag. They should know whether or not they need to reduce the herd size and you will probably be given/not given a tag accordingly. JMO