I hope in my reply I didn' t sound like he should give up. In no way would I intend that. I was just relating to my experience in which I had recoverd a deer that was spoiled. If the deer had expired right away then the chances are some of the meat could spoil in those temps. But if it died say early in the morning he may be alright and get some good meat off her pending a gut shot or not. Now lets say they tracked for a while in the morning and found her four hours later, that is enough time for the fly' s to make there move. Just a worst case scenario to be cautious of. Bacteria and insects are not something to fool with that is all that is being said. Find that deer if possible and make the judgement from there.

Good Luck