Ear Protection in the Field (Big Game Hunting)

huronmtns · Aug 8, 2018

elkmagnet said:
So.
I was laying in bed last with the windows open. I'm listening to the frogs and crickets/katydid sing as loud as I've ever heard in the fields around our house. I'm going through some thoughts and I realize the crickets had completely stopped and all I could hear was the frogs. "That's weird" I thought and continued my thoughts. A few minutes later I rolled onto my left side and the crickets were back loud as can be. What the heck? So I lift my left ear off of the pillow and plug my right ear. The crickets completely stopped. I cant hear them in my left ear.

I had the exact same scenario about ten years ago. Crickets are a good indicator for hearing loss you didn't even know you had.

MJE2083 · Aug 8, 2018

I don't wear them while big game hunting, but I have used them in the past when waterfowling or doves. I used to have a ported 12ga for waterfowl and boy was that sucker loud. Always wear them at the range.

Ear Protection in the Field (Big Game Hunting)

What is your approach to hearing protection in the field while big game hunting?

Ear protection is left in the shooting bag when I am in the field

I carry ear protection with me, sometimes I remember to put them in

I carry ear protection and always remember to put them in

I wear them full time (and they are e-plugs that allow me to still hear)

I wear them full time (and they are old-school, I hunt in silence)

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