I put the muffs on right before I got to my stand.
That's the operative phrase......
So, if elk appeared sometime before you got to the stand, you wouldn't have been prepared to shoot them?
Funny you should mention that. My son shot his elk late morning on the way back to camp after we had been sitting at our stand since daylight. When he shot I was right beside him, talking to him and forgot to plug my ears. His 243 hardly made my ears ring (another argument for a 243 with premium bullets--nil recoil, low, low muzzle blast.........)
I'm still saying you can get as much or better recoil reduction with a Decelerator.
This my little pack mule Roscoe.
Did Roscoe get earmuffs too?
If he didn't, maybe that's why he's not smiling in the photo.
Just teasing SS, you're one of my fav guys on here.
Congrats on the elk! And I like it that you know where to hang out and let the elk come to you--smart elk hunting.
Casey
