Another vote for the Howard Leight muffs for hunting though I like plugs under high end regular muffs on the range. Too late smart about hearing protection because no, that high pitched whine in my ears isn't the neighbor kid with the leaf blower. The feature that I like about the Howard Leight muffs that doesn't get mentioned very often is that speaker jack in the lower part of one of the ear cups. Deer hunting where I go is hours of keeping still and it can get kind of boring after long days afield. I've left lots of my hearing out at the range, so I don't hear that well to begin with, but I still see pretty well and to do that I've got to stay awake and alert. Packing along a little transistor radio to plug into that speaker jack keeps me entertained and the muffs will muffle the shot if it happens.
