´It was narrated from Abu Tha'labah from the Prophet that:` the one who catches up with the game (he shot) after three days may eat from it, unless it has turned rotten.
Hadith ReferenceSunan an-Nasa'i / The Book of Hunting and Slaughtering / Hadith: 4308
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:صحيح مسلم