Arthur
I am sure you pack you gun around loaded,and you have never shot your self YET.But it is some thing that could happen.

I can allso tell you,I have hunted with the stick and string[still do a lot].There is no way I can get an arrow out knock it and draw as fast as I can shoot with my mathews.Nor has any one else that has hunted with me so far.There has ben a few guys 2 that have stuck friends tring to load there bow when they spoted a deer walking out/in.
You a real lucky or realy realy good to only have to have your arrow loaded for the last 5 to 10 yards.I normaly kill 5 to 10 deer a speed goat or 2 and elk with my bowmost every year.Very very seldom do I get to stock a stoped animal.They are most allways grasing or in root to somewhere.

And for leaning my mathews.I would bet on my leaning.Most guys never lean there bows.As a ground hunter you have to lean or pass shots.I do lean right and left.I have even layed on the ground and shot[ yes learned this when useing the stick and string].I killed a nice 5x5 elk.

Not all of us comound shooters pack a box of bandaids.
Charles Bradford