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Yes I do( in a way). When I get ready to shoot. I use a couple of butts(cig.) to help dampen the "blast".
Yes I do. I don't have them in until I'm ready to shoot though. I usually stash them under my scope.
Yes. One headache from a .30-06 is too many.
Ever hear of the NRA salute?
Its cupping your ear and saying "eh?"
Yes with the larger caliber guns, not my 17 or 22. i like being able to hear even if they haven't invented sexy muffs yet!
No but i need to. Although more times than not with all the deer that i have shot, there were probably only 2 that i would have had time to put in ear plugs, and i like to listen and hear what is going on in the woods around me. I guess the walkers game ear or something like that would be a good choice, but i dont have that kind of money to throw around. but i need to figure something out.
I would like to, but I need to hear what is going on around me and usually don't have time to put the plugs in when it's time to shoot. It won't be a problem much longer, though---the tinnitus will drown out the sound of gunfire if it gets a little bit worse.
Gad, what kind of hunting are you guys doing? I'm a tracker for big game and I hunt with my ears more than I do my eyes. But of course I'm not one of those 600 hundred yard shooters or road hunters who spot and shoot from their vehicles. Sighting the gun in on the range is a different matter. I always have something in my ears then (see my garbage bag post in the tips section). But hunting in the field requires all the senses. I have even been in situations where I smelled elk and deer before I saw them. And there's safety to be considered. How do you hear someone hollering for help or to warn you if you're wandering around with ear plugs in?
I hunt geese with decoys from field fence lines and hedge rows. Again, I really can't imagine doing this with ear plugs in. I can't count how many times the birds have slipped into my set without any warning but the rustling of their wings. Not hearing what's going on would ruin half the fun. Anyway, I don't shoot enough shots a year to really cause much damage to my hearing whether I'm big game hunting or goose hunting. On a really bad day I might shoot a dozen shells for a limit of five honkers. And I can't remember when I shot a half dozen rounds a year big game hunting. But I don't take many low percentage shots. Saves on wounded animals, pocketbook, not to mention hearing loss.
I have never worn ear-protection when I hunt, for the reason previously stated. I think the best part of hunting is the slow stalk where I am seeing and hearing everything, and at the same time appreciating it. I feel that wearing ear-protection, even if just for the shot, would ruin everything for me.
Nate
Nope. I live to hear the bang.
when hunting i prefer to use no ear plugs because ten to one you will hear an animal before you see it
I only use hearing protection when im target shooting or plinking, because i don't even hear anything when i shoot at a game animal. i know it still damages your hearing but one or two 30-06 rounds every year wont hurt anything.
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Yes I do( in a way). When I get ready to shoot. I use a couple of butts(cig.) to help dampen the "blast".
Yes I do. I don't have them in until I'm ready to shoot though. I usually stash them under my scope.
Yes. One headache from a .30-06 is too many.
No but i need to. Although more times than not with all the deer that i have shot, there were probably only 2 that i would have had time to put in ear plugs, and i like to listen and hear what is going on in the woods around me. I guess the walkers game ear or something like that would be a good choice, but i dont have that kind of money to throw around. but i need to figure something out.
Gad, what kind of hunting are you guys doing? I'm a tracker for big game and I hunt with my ears more than I do my eyes. But of course I'm not one of those 600 hundred yard shooters or road hunters who spot and shoot from their vehicles. Sighting the gun in on the range is a different matter. I always have something in my ears then (see my garbage bag post in the tips section). But hunting in the field requires all the senses. I have even been in situations where I smelled elk and deer before I saw them. And there's safety to be considered. How do you hear someone hollering for help or to warn you if you're wandering around with ear plugs in?
I hunt geese with decoys from field fence lines and hedge rows. Again, I really can't imagine doing this with ear plugs in. I can't count how many times the birds have slipped into my set without any warning but the rustling of their wings. Not hearing what's going on would ruin half the fun. Anyway, I don't shoot enough shots a year to really cause much damage to my hearing whether I'm big game hunting or goose hunting. On a really bad day I might shoot a dozen shells for a limit of five honkers. And I can't remember when I shot a half dozen rounds a year big game hunting. But I don't take many low percentage shots. Saves on wounded animals, pocketbook, not to mention hearing loss.
I have never worn ear-protection when I hunt, for the reason previously stated. I think the best part of hunting is the slow stalk where I am seeing and hearing everything, and at the same time appreciating it. I feel that wearing ear-protection, even if just for the shot, would ruin everything for me.
Nate
Nope. I live to hear the bang.
when hunting i prefer to use no ear plugs because ten to one you will hear an animal before you see it
I only use hearing protection when im target shooting or plinking, because i don't even hear anything when i shoot at a game animal. i know it still damages your hearing but one or two 30-06 rounds every year wont hurt anything.
Ever hear of the NRA salute?
Its cupping your ear and saying "eh?"
Yes with the larger caliber guns, not my 17 or 22. i like being able to hear even if they haven't invented sexy muffs yet!
I would like to, but I need to hear what is going on around me and usually don't have time to put the plugs in when it's time to shoot. It won't be a problem much longer, though---the tinnitus will drown out the sound of gunfire if it gets a little bit worse.
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