JerseyHunter that is good advice, I' ve always tied a saftey cord to my gun also. I haven' t bow hunted up here yet, but if I were to get in a tree stand I' ld probably still tie a cord to the bow.

One thing the visitor did not say is if they were in a stand or not, we just took it for granted. If I were on the ground I slowly bend over and pick it up