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Hearing aids for turkey hunting #8115834
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Needing some hearing aids for turkey hunting. what are some recommendations.

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I wear my Axil electronic hearing protection it has worked well

Re: Hearing aids for turkey hunting [Re: gregh] #8115887
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I use Walker's Game Ears. It one of their models that cost about $80.

Can't tell which direction sound is coming from but you can sure hear it.

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Re: Hearing aids for turkey hunting [Re: gregh] #8115920
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New or experienced hunters between the ages of 18-27 work for me.

Re: Hearing aids for turkey hunting [Re: gregh] #8115927
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Re: Hearing aids for turkey hunting [Re: Wanna Be] #8115978
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Originally Posted by Wanna Be
New or experienced hunters between the ages of 18-27 work for me.


Ha! Same here.

I had a young guy (early twenties) hunting spring gobblers out of my camp with me last year. We hunted together because I was showing him the ropes. We were working two longbeards with a hen that kept circling around us. Several times I thought they were gone and he'd whisper, "I hear them walking over there."

Several other times he heard distant gobbles that I did not.

I was shooting with him and another buddy this morning and they both have them fancy ear muffs that amplify sound but muffle anything over a certain decibel level. They let me try them and they are pretty incredible, they really magnify sounds, they made the wind sound like it was blowing a gale.

Like Swamp Wolf mentioned, I don't know if they'd be any good at discerning sound direction but the sure make it easier to hear it.


Eh...wot?

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I had a set of Walkers game ears for both ears,It does help with direction when you have
them in both ears. But a chipmunk came running towards me in the dry leaves, and i thought
it was 3 or 4 deer running my way! I have to turn them up, because of my ears ringing.


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I wear some older walker game ear muffs, This morning me and another man were working a turkey for a kid and he was one of those hot 2 year old birds that hang up about 150 yards and just gobbles every 3 minutes. I decided to take the muffs off to just see if I could hear him. Well with them off I could not hear him with them on I could hear him but not real good. So I guess it is time to purchase something more up to date. On a good note the young hunter walked out of the woods toting a good bird with a big smile on his face.

Re: Hearing aids for turkey hunting [Re: gregh] #8117445
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Can't hear the ol lady yapping but can hear turkey. She says selective hearing bahaaaaaaa

Re: Hearing aids for turkey hunting [Re: gregh] #8117459
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try a set of Howard leight impact sport
each ear has it's own mic and you can adjust them very sensitive.
floor creaking in the next room sensitive
crickets may drive you nuts sensitive.
but they cut out for the shot
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01G8POKMY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

for multi hour wear these help gel ear cups.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0822RGZH8/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=A1GG5MGASPGTVZ&th=1


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Re: Hearing aids for turkey hunting [Re: GREENCOUNTYPETE] #8117555
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Originally Posted by GREENCOUNTYPETE
try a set of Howard leight impact sport
each ear has it's own mic and you can adjust them very sensitive.
floor creaking in the next room sensitive
crickets may drive you nuts sensitive.
but they cut out for the shot
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01G8POKMY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

for multi hour wear these help gel ear cups.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0822RGZH8/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=A1GG5MGASPGTVZ&th=1




I may have to look into those. Close up gobbles (150yds or less) I’m ok. 151yds or farther I’m deaf, lol. We were walking the other day and I hit the crow call and Zac says, “There he is” and pointed. I looked at him like he was stupid and said there what is?? He told me about how far he thought so we went on another 100yds or so and I hit it again and I heard it. We had to be inside of 100-150 cause by the time we got our hides and I hit the glass he was there less than a minute or two later.

Re: Hearing aids for turkey hunting [Re: Wanna Be] #8117581
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Originally Posted by Wanna Be
Originally Posted by GREENCOUNTYPETE
try a set of Howard leight impact sport
each ear has it's own mic and you can adjust them very sensitive.
floor creaking in the next room sensitive
crickets may drive you nuts sensitive.
but they cut out for the shot
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01G8POKMY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

for multi hour wear these help gel ear cups.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0822RGZH8/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=A1GG5MGASPGTVZ&th=1




I may have to look into those. Close up gobbles (150yds or less) I’m ok. 151yds or farther I’m deaf, lol. We were walking the other day and I hit the crow call and Zac says, “There he is” and pointed. I looked at him like he was stupid and said there what is?? He told me about how far he thought so we went on another 100yds or so and I hit it again and I heard it. We had to be inside of 100-150 cause by the time we got our hides and I hit the glass he was there less than a minute or two later.


they make better yet but for 60 dollars these work really well

they make ones with each ear independent adjust volume

when you take a class and the instructor is behind you , turn them around so the mics point back can help also
we carry on decent conversations with them in the range all the time


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