Well, it ain't PC, but I don't wear hearing protection. I'll take my muffs and put 'em over my head and slip 'em down before the shot when I'm hunting with that LOUD compensated contender, especially out of box blinds, but bird hunting, rifle hunting, I never bothered. I still have good hearing. I never wore hearing protection while racing motorcycles either, just never remembered the ear plugs in my haste at third call for grid. Should have, I know. Now, I wore 'em religiously at work, loud chemical plant equipment, and I wear 'em religiously any time I'm plinking, even with a .22, or target shooting, but not for hunting.
I could wear plugs when bird hunting, do more shooting bird hunting, but I like the hear my environment while stand hunting game. They got all these Walker's Game Ear type ear plugs now. I just haven't wanted to spend the money. Be easier than pulling those muffs down when contender hunting, but they're expensive. I'm 55 now and no hearing loss....yet.
Stainless doesn't hurt, of course.
Or did you mean something else?
Living in Texas when it's sometimes 95 degrees during dove or teal season, yeah, muffs are a PITA. The sweat is very irritating, then there's rainy duck mornings. I just go without, but ear plugs would be the only way to me. I wouldn't want electronics while duck hunting. The rain is one thing, but if I dropped a 100 dollar ear plug in the water, I doubt it'd survive.
That's what he meant, i believe.
