I won't hunt with a muzzle brake but they do have their place for some shooting disciplines such as prairie dog shooting or long range shooting where you need to spot your own hits and misses. For general carry, they are just too noisy. I can't hunt with earplugs in.
I have seen some testing where brakes can hurt accuracy- especially in shooting big mono metal solids like used in ELR shoots. The best brakes seem to be the high evacuation rate brakes like the 50 BMG guys use and not the cute cylinders with many holes machined in the sides. I haven't played with them enough to form an opinion on this yet. Still trying to get myself talked into using one for long range hunting but I think I will stick with a suppressor for now.
