my experience from last year. i shot a doe about 15 minutes from dark at about 5 yards from my tree. i got down and looked at my arrow and found it to be covered with guts. i couldn' t believe that i paunch shot her. i tracked her about 10 yards and lost blood. i decided to back out and come back in the morning at first light. the overnight temp was around 60 degrees. the next morning my neighbor and i searched for her and found her about 35 yards from my stand. she was back tracking from the big woods to the clearcut edge i was hunting. i was so excited. i noticed the bad aroma of guts from her. i skined her and butchered her myself. the whole time the meat smelled like gut juice. i packed her up and froze her. the first time we cooked some steaks they tasted and smelt awful. lesson learned from this old gal. My shot was a single lung hit that came out the bottom of the stomach due to the steep angle I shot her from. lesson learned here too. best advice is to use your nose. if meat smells bad then it is bad and dont waste time processing it.