Ears

[Big D]

I think I've used about every device available (including cigarette filters while on the range in the Army) The custom electronic filters I bought (Starkey) didn't work worth a darn. Presently, I'm using molded rubber plugs on the gun range. They work so well that It's hard to hear a normal conversation. I think for field work I would use the throw-away foam plugs

[J. A. EARLY]

I went to a Beltone hearing aid franchise had had custom ear molds made. To these I use Walker's game ears, the HD version which are adjustable for amplification and shunt the blast of a gun. But after losing one, over $200 each it was suggested to tie them together and I use 50 pound fishing line so if one falls out while hunting it does not get lost. The HDs are about $140 each and use standard hearing aid batteries. These are excellent for the range and still hunting as well for one can hear the slightest noise. But on a windy day and with a lot of squirrels running around it will drive you nuts. Many days I have climbed down thinking it was too windy to discover at the bottom of the tree that it was about a 3 mph wind.