Several years ago a doe came by me all shot to Sh##, front leg gone, one hind leg sticking out, What to do?? I didn't have a doe permit, I didn't want it, so I let it go, I did the wrong thing, I let it go, a few minutes late I heard a "POP" pistol, shot, curiosity got me and I walked toward the shot, I found the deer, someone did the right thing, put it out of its misery, it had one in the gut also, whoever shot it didn't tag it,(don't blame them) the coyotes ate well that night, it didn't go to waste, nothing goes to waste in nature, That isn't to say we shouldn't follow the law,we should, but there are gray areas, and I think this is one of them. he made a mistake, I am not sure he broke the law, when you shot a deer and it runs out of sight?? is it the deer you shot? there have been many an argument in the woods about who shot the deer!, Doc