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Offline stevemiller

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Re: Hearing protection while hunting?...
« Reply #15 on: February 15, 2015, 05:42:21 PM »
Had to go dig them out.walkers game ear elite.I love them I can hear everything coming in and when I fire silences out firearm
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« Reply #16 on: February 15, 2015, 06:42:55 PM »
I think I need to start wearing ear protection while hunting to save what hearing I have left.
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« Reply #17 on: February 15, 2015, 07:17:33 PM »
I wear sure fire ep7 ear plugs I take the center flange out and I can hear great and it deadens the gun shot enough that I don't have problems.
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Re: Hearing protection while hunting?...
« Reply #18 on: February 15, 2015, 07:48:56 PM »
I wear them in a duck blind or layouts while goose hunting. I keep the right one a little loose so I can hear a bit.   

Big game I keep a set of foam plugs on the strings around my neck tucked in my shirt or coat and given the time I will put them in.  I figure each time I can put them in is one less time I'll say "what'd you say" in another 10 to 15 years or so!
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Re: Hearing protection while hunting?...
« Reply #19 on: February 16, 2015, 11:21:09 AM »
Started wearing the Walker Game Ears for goose hunts in the layout blinds. When I put a muzzle brake on my .300 Weatherby, I started using them for deer and elk hunting as well. Amazing how far way you can hear an animal when it is walking. Now I use the game ears anytime I am shooting.

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Re: Hearing protection while hunting?...
« Reply #20 on: February 16, 2015, 09:09:10 PM »
I keep a set of the silicone ear plugs around my neck if I'm moving around a lot while hunting. They're quicker to get in than the foam kind. If I'm just sitting I wear a set of electronic muffs.

My hearing is already bad from sitting in an aluminum box with a diesel engine 3 feet away from me for 12 hours a day. I'd like to keep the little bit of hearing that I have left!

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Re: Hearing protection while hunting?...
« Reply #21 on: February 17, 2015, 01:45:44 AM »
one of these days i'd like to get a pair of electronic ear plugs.  regular ones don't really cut it when duck calling for me, and i also miss out on the low fliers that sneak up behind you.

i bought some of the custom fit molded ear plugs and they are a big step up from the disposable kind, don't make me feel like my head is in a vise.
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