Howard-Leights. Since we’re mostly hunting from “shooting houses”, I put mine on about a half hour before sunset. If you crank ‘em up a bit you can hear a change in the “woods noises” or a stick breaking as animals move around or approach the fields.
A few years ago, I made the mistake of shooting a coyote from one of our stands with no hearing protection with a 700 carbine, 30/06. It hurt the coyote more than it did me but I won’t do that again.
