Personally I wouldn't have eaten it, but I'm very picky when it comes to may things, especially cleaning, processing, and cooking wild game and fish. That's why I clean and process everything myself. I do sometimes have sausage made at a local store, but I know the people and trust them. I bring the two hind quarters and they immediately put them in the cooler. I'm glad it didn't hurt you, but I wouldn't push my luck. Some things are just not worth the risk. When I kill a deer, I clean it immediately, cut the backstraps and inner loins out, quarter the rest and put everything on ice. I keep it on ice for two or three days before processing. Some said just cook the meat thoroughlly. That won't matter if the meat is already spoiled. If it smells after cooking it, don't eat it.