وَعَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ فِي الَّذِي يُدْرِكُ صَيْدَهُ بَعْدَ ثَلَاثٍ: «فكله مَا لم ينتن»
He reported the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) as saying about one who comes three days later on the game he has shot, “Eat it, provided it has not a stench.”
Mishkat al-Masabih 3904, Book 21, Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered, Hadith 5. 1 min read