Hearing protection in Duck Blind

I thought about this as well, but then I remembered I don't have a vagina

I got a custom pair of fitted plugs for around $100 a few years ago. They are made so you can hear conversation etc. but the reports are muffled. They work pretty well.

Buddy of mine just bought a set and tried them out during a dove hunt. He liked them a lot. He still talked loudish, but could hear everything fine, and they shut down when the shooting started. Several levels of adjustments on his.

I bought the Walker's razor last year and it worked ok. It picks up a lot of wind. After about 8 months of use it stopped working. The only thing that works is the Bluetooth. It doesn't pick up sounds or block out gunfire.

I've got these for me and my kids.

Sad thing is, my ears are already shot out. Persistent tinnitus in both ears. Left is much worse, I'd estimate 30% or less. I'm hoping that the right is still 70% plus, but only know that its significantly better than the left.

At one time I duck hunted a lot. Upwards of 40 days for a number of years. I used no protection and hunted the right end of the blind consistently.

Now I can't hear my kids speak or my wife because of soft voices or if there is any background noise. Often my response is delayed because I'm trying to guess what was said from context.

I don't care what the other fella said about his genitalia. Deafness isn't a sign of manliness, even though its prevalent on men in my family. Its a sign of stupidity because I knew better and didn't protect my hearing.

If you brush your teeth, protect your ears.

Not a duckhunter, but why dont yall use over the ear hearing protection like muffs?

They make a bunch of cheap electronic muffs that cutoff when a loud noise occurs and you can still have a normal conversation when the shooting stops. Most even have a neck band option so you dont have to worry about messing with a hat and stuff.

I use a set of MSA Sordin Pro Xs, but caldwell and peltor make some cheaper models that work good as well. I put a D-ring on mine and just clip them to a belt loop when traveling.

Not exactly what I have, but similar..... MSA

Peltor

Caldwell

Me and the kids where the big goofy looking electronic ear muffs that cost about $40 a pair. They normally last a few years. I'm too cheap to spend $389 a pair for my kids to lose them.

I have camo muffs like the second link. they work great and you can hear everything but the gun blasts. volume is adjustable

Constant tinnitus here too from years of duck hunting. I use cheap muffs now . I leave them on my head when ducks not coming in. I've become damn fast on getting them over the ears once ducks coming in range. I'll leave one side off when calling so I can hear my calling, slide it down before the shooting starts.