Last year a buddy of mine started hunting with a pair of sound amplification earmuffs and talked very highly of them. Especially about how he can easily hear when something is moving in the woods. I bought a pair and never used them because I didn't like how the stock bumped the side of the ear muff when I shouldered my gun. I'm 25 and have been shooting since 6, and I have some hearing damage in my right year from shooting so I know I needed to start taking care of my hearing other than when just shooting targets. And forever reason when I was target shooting or shooting skeet I'd forget about trying the muffs and put in ear plugs.
Opening morning of squirrel season I had my girlfriend with me and decided to try them for the first time. The extra noises she made made it too difficult to listen for sounds of squirrels in the trees while wearing them so they quickly went back in my bag. The second morning I was by myself. When I shot the first squirrel I was amazed at how comfortable it. It was odd that the typical deafening ring didn't follow the shot as normally experienced. That shot and the rest that morning almost seemed smoother without the noise. And with the excited of shooting a live target I never noticed the stock of the gun hitting the ear muffs.
It was foggy that morning so there were many water drops continuously coming from the tree tops. I can't say that the ear muff helped me to locate the squirrels, but I enjoyed using them. The only con so far is that they were hot while wearing them. It was 75-80 degrees that morning. Looking forward to trying them during gun season for deer.
Here is a link to the pair I own......
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001T7QJ9O/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
If anyone ever considered using them or something similar I definitely recommend it.
Opening morning of squirrel season I had my girlfriend with me and decided to try them for the first time. The extra noises she made made it too difficult to listen for sounds of squirrels in the trees while wearing them so they quickly went back in my bag. The second morning I was by myself. When I shot the first squirrel I was amazed at how comfortable it. It was odd that the typical deafening ring didn't follow the shot as normally experienced. That shot and the rest that morning almost seemed smoother without the noise. And with the excited of shooting a live target I never noticed the stock of the gun hitting the ear muffs.
It was foggy that morning so there were many water drops continuously coming from the tree tops. I can't say that the ear muff helped me to locate the squirrels, but I enjoyed using them. The only con so far is that they were hot while wearing them. It was 75-80 degrees that morning. Looking forward to trying them during gun season for deer.
Here is a link to the pair I own......
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001T7QJ9O/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
If anyone ever considered using them or something similar I definitely recommend it.