rjthehunter
Well-known member
This ^You are typically a person on this forum that I highly respect. I’ve learned a lot from what you’ve written on this forum and usually appreciate your contribution but I must say, you sound like a f***ing moron right now. Nobody is talking about going deaf. There are thousands of people with firearm related hearing loss that are not deaf and I’d just about put money on the fact that you’re one of them. You may not notice it, but chances are you have some hearing loss due to your time afield. There are a lot of parts on our body that can be fixed, but not our eyes and ears. Why would we not want to protect them the best we can?
I'm 22 years old. Whether my hearing loss is from hunting or not, it sucks. Fire couldn't have said it better. You can break a leg and heal it, you can't fix your hearing. Doc told me not to worry about it coming back because it wont. That sucks. I regret not wearing hearing protection. The ringing is enough to drive me insane. I just hope it becomes less noticeable after awhile.
Ear plugs and safety glasses are cheap. They CAN and WILL save you in the long run. Whether it's now or 20 years from now. Just remember, I've never heard anyone say they wish they didn't wear ear plugs when hunting.