the one who catches up with the game (he shot) after three days may eat from it, unless it has turned rotten.
Sunan an-Nasa'i Book 42, Hadith 41
← Previous Hadith "I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I shoot game and I follow its tracks after of night. He said: 'If you find your arrow in it, and no predator has eaten from it, then eat it."

Sunan an-Nasa'i Book 42, Hadith 40 Next Hadith → "I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I release my dog and he catches the game, but I cannot find anything with which to slaughter it, so I slaughter it with a sharp-edged stone or a stick.' He said: 'Shed the blood with whatever you want, and mention the name of Allah.""

Sunan an-Nasa'i Book 42, Hadith 42