texashuntingforum.com logo
Main Menu
Advertisement
Affiliates
Advertisement
Newest Members
TraeMartin, Beatixre, MooseSteed, Trappernewt, casyoo
71987 Registered Users
Top Posters(All Time)
dogcatcher 110,788
bill oxner 91,416
SnakeWrangler 65,413
stxranchman 60,296
Gravytrain 46,950
RKHarm24 44,585
rifleman 44,461
Stub 43,764
Forum Statistics
Forums46
Topics536,988
Posts9,719,174
Members86,987
Most Online25,604
Feb 12th, 2024
Print Thread
Hunters ears question #5445909 11/27/14 04:20 PM
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 413
B
bobcatt Offline OP
Bird Dog
OP Offline
Bird Dog
B
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 413
Got a question guys. High on my list of favorite parts duck hunting is the sounds of the hunt like whistling wings, quacks, whistles... But I don't want to go deaf from no ear protection. Has anyone ever use the hunters ears or ear bud type protection, and some at a reasonable price?


__________
-bobby
Re: Hunters ears question [Re: bobcatt] #5445937 11/27/14 04:41 PM
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 594
T
TOMCAT21 Offline
Tracker
Offline
Tracker
T
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 594
I have the custom-molded inserts. They were expensive when I bought them 10 years ago. They are even more expensive now. They are worth the money in my opinion. My son has a pair of Radians battery-powered electronic head muffs. They are much less expensive and work well for him. We are both still able to hear whistling wings, quacks, etc.

My suggestion is to buy a pair of the less expensive electronic head muffs and try them. You may want to step up to a custom-molded device later as finances allow. I can tell you that after my military career and a lifetime of hunting my hearing is severely degraded. Whatever you do take action now to preserve your hearing or you will certainly have more difficulty hearing those special sounds later in life. Don't wait to preserve your hearing.

Re: Hunters ears question [Re: bobcatt] #5445966 11/27/14 04:56 PM
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 12,295
Cody Malone Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 12,295
Biggest problem waterfowlers have is this


HF Whitetail / Exotic / S. African Safaris

Proudly Sponsored by:
Horizon Firearms / Swarovski Optiks / Under Armour / Yeti Coolers / Costa Del Mar / Havalon Knives

Malone Outdoors, LLC
C/254-722-9031 or E/ maloneoutdoors@yahoo.com
Re: Hunters ears question [Re: bobcatt] #5446230 11/27/14 09:25 PM
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 67
N
Noojen Offline
Outdoorsman
Offline
Outdoorsman
N
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 67
I have these:

http://www.surefire.com/ep4-sonic-defenders-plus.html

They're cheap and they protect the hearing and I'm still able to hear quacking and whatnot.

Re: Hunters ears question [Re: bobcatt] #5446572 11/28/14 12:59 AM
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 413
B
bobcatt Offline OP
Bird Dog
OP Offline
Bird Dog
B
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 413
Nobody else, walkers game ear?


__________
-bobby
Re: Hunters ears question [Re: bobcatt] #5446609 11/28/14 01:25 AM
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 3,124
P
postoak Offline
Veteran Tracker
Offline
Veteran Tracker
P
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 3,124
Man, I paid $259 for Walker Game Ear muffs about 10 years ago. They worked "okay", now I see they are as low as $19.99 and are probably better. One feature I'd look for is using AA batteries. My old ones took some odd size battery.


Re: Hunters ears question [Re: postoak] #5446862 11/28/14 05:53 AM
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 32,442
kmon11 Offline
junior
Offline
junior
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 32,442
Have been using a set of Walkers game ears, didn't like the ear piece on them so bought one of the kits to custom mold your own custom plugs then put a hole in them for the game ear tube. works pretty good. It did take me a couple of the kits to get it right but was much less expensive than getting the molded one professionally done


lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true
Mainstream news might be fun to watch
Re: Hunters ears question [Re: bobcatt] #5446881 11/28/14 09:00 AM
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 37
U
ultralite09 Offline
Light Foot
Offline
Light Foot
U
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 37
I use the howard leight impact sport muffs. Excellent clarity and amplification of any slight noise. I can hear whistling wings around me easily. Lets you talk in the blind without having to sound like youre shouting. I bought them on sale at cabelas for $35 last week.

Re: Hunters ears question [Re: bobcatt] #5447064 11/28/14 03:37 PM
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 23,830
B
beaversnipe Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
B
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 23,830
Say what now?


www.TexasPondPoppers.com
Originally Posted by bill oxner
Loved my 4 inches. Well needed.

Originally Posted by bill oxner
Hate Russians. Love happy endings. I saw snot fly. cheers


Re: Hunters ears question [Re: beaversnipe] #5447971 11/29/14 08:41 AM
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 388
F
foodieguy Offline
Bird Dog
Offline
Bird Dog
F
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 388
I have hearing damage already from shooting, i use the walkers earmuffs that are around 100 bucks, plus earplugs.

good info here:

http://keepandbeararms.com/information/XcIBViewItem.asp?ID=2052


Adult late onset hunter. Why did I wait so long to get started?
Re: Hunters ears question [Re: bobcatt] #5449274 11/30/14 06:09 AM
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 641
D
DWADR Offline
Tracker
Offline
Tracker
D
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 641
You can also get tinnitus which is what I have. Continuous ringing in your ears. I never wore ear protection and I listen to music as loud as it can go. My advice is to wear anything that can protect your ears. If you do get what I have it will freak you out for about a month. You literally can't function because of the ringing. Thank God my doctor was right, your brain actually takes over and evens everything out and you don't hear the ringing anymore. It's a nerve that gets whacked out and has nothing to do with your ear drums at all. I was lucky that mine stopped so soon. I've heard of some that last for over a year.


[Linked Image]
Deep Water Decoy Retriever
Re: Hunters ears question [Re: bobcatt] #5456470 12/03/14 08:32 PM
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 157
D
dsw1000 Offline
Woodsman
Offline
Woodsman
D
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 157
one of the best things I bought for that very reason. they are diaphragm ear plugs. let normal sound come through, but when high DB noise they close off to act as normal ear plugs. link below. i am sure you can find them cheaper, but for $20 they are great. i have tried walkers and other sound assisted muffs, and I get annoyed with all the other noise (planes, wind, cars on the bridge above me, just kidding)

http://www.workwearcanada.com/products/detail.cfm?product=965

Re: Hunters ears question [Re: ultralite09] #5456865 12/03/14 11:43 PM
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 7,133
S
SR025 Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
S
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 7,133
Originally Posted By: ultralite09
I use the howard leight impact sport muffs. Excellent clarity and amplification of any slight noise. I can hear whistling wings around me easily. Lets you talk in the blind without having to sound like youre shouting. I bought them on sale at cabelas for $35 last week.


I've had these for two seasons and they work great

Re: Hunters ears question [Re: SR025] #5456875 12/03/14 11:48 PM
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 547
F
Fowlman Offline
Tracker
Offline
Tracker
F
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 547
Originally Posted By: SR025
Originally Posted By: ultralite09
I use the howard leight impact sport muffs. Excellent clarity and amplification of any slight noise. I can hear whistling wings around me easily. Lets you talk in the blind without having to sound like youre shouting. I bought them on sale at cabelas for $35 last week.


I've had these for two seasons and they work great
X 2. Got mine this season and they work great.

Re: Hunters ears question [Re: DWADR] #5456881 12/03/14 11:51 PM
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 35,409
Guy Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 35,409
Originally Posted By: DWADR
You can also get tinnitus which is what I have. Continuous ringing in your ears. I never wore ear protection and I listen to music as loud as it can go. My advice is to wear anything that can protect your ears. If you do get what I have it will freak you out for about a month. You literally can't function because of the ringing. Thank God my doctor was right, your brain actually takes over and evens everything out and you don't hear the ringing anymore. It's a nerve that gets whacked out and has nothing to do with your ear drums at all. I was lucky that mine stopped so soon. I've heard of some that last for over a year.

I have had the ringing since 1989. I'm use to it and don't think about it most of the time. Not wearing ear protect back the did me in. I wear now all the time.

Re: Hunters ears question [Re: bobcatt] #5456893 12/03/14 11:58 PM
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 1,850
M
Merican Duck Hunter Offline
Pro Tracker
Offline
Pro Tracker
M
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 1,850
Originally Posted By: bobcatt
Nobody else, walkers game ear?

I have two pair of walkers 50$ model, you can still hear great and hear the quacks/ limbs breakin... The only thing you can't hear that I wish you could are wing beats! One of my favorite sounds and a really useful sound to hear when it comes to alerting you that birds are in the area!


Arise.Kill.Eat -Acts 10:13
Originally Posted by Nathan Nelson
I have read a bunch of stuff on the internet about Star Wars but that does not mean I can skin a deer with a light saber.
Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread

© 2004-2024 OUTDOOR SITES NETWORK all rights reserved USA and Worldwide
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3