it happened to me last year, i tied a rope to the bottom just in case it dropped i could pull it up, but the danged tree i was climbing was too big, it got stuck and i couldnt pull it up, i had to sit there for an hour, with a jammed gun and no platform, i was a crying mess, lol....i was sooooo mad.....ended up getting a nice doe the next day and i will never ever evvvvvvver climb a pine tree again.....never.....only took one time of trying it.....glad you are ok.....