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Hearing protection - What do you use?
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<blockquote data-quote="FearNoWind" data-source="post: 1001129" data-attributes="member: 50867"><p>After many years of chasing a "satisfactory" solution to hearing protection and trying to find a combination that allows for some increased hearing ability in the field while hunting I've concluded that:</p><p>I either want to protect my hearing or enhance sound detection in the field. There is no way to serve both masters.</p><p>At the range, where the more mature and courteous shooters usually alert the neighboring benches to the fact that they're running a brake on a BIG bore rifle, I use both foam plugs and my Pro Ears Pro 200 muffs. I use the same setup in competition. I had to learn how to obtain a proper cheek weld on the stock without pushing the muffs off my ears but that didn't take very long.</p><p>In the field I use the muffs alone. I sometimes stalk without the muffs but when the target is eminent the muffs go back on before I take the shot. What if the target disappears in the process? I hunt for another target. Hunting is, after all, about the hunt; not the kill. We only get one set of ears. My hearing loss is moderate and I'm working very hard to prevent it from become severe. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FearNoWind, post: 1001129, member: 50867"] After many years of chasing a "satisfactory" solution to hearing protection and trying to find a combination that allows for some increased hearing ability in the field while hunting I've concluded that: I either want to protect my hearing or enhance sound detection in the field. There is no way to serve both masters. At the range, where the more mature and courteous shooters usually alert the neighboring benches to the fact that they're running a brake on a BIG bore rifle, I use both foam plugs and my Pro Ears Pro 200 muffs. I use the same setup in competition. I had to learn how to obtain a proper cheek weld on the stock without pushing the muffs off my ears but that didn't take very long. In the field I use the muffs alone. I sometimes stalk without the muffs but when the target is eminent the muffs go back on before I take the shot. What if the target disappears in the process? I hunt for another target. Hunting is, after all, about the hunt; not the kill. We only get one set of ears. My hearing loss is moderate and I'm working very hard to prevent it from become severe. :D [/QUOTE]
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