Better hearing

@czarivey -

     Something to consider for hunting:

https://www.wired.com/2014/12/review-etymotic-earplugs/#:~:text=In%20operation%2C%20the%20earplugs,hand%20or%20your%20ear.

      They enhance soft sounds by 6dB and cut the loud by 15dB.

       I wore the following for decades at the range.

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/The-Sonic-II-ear-valve-rubber-earplug-and-the-silicone-diaphragm-that-is-housed-within_fig2_50399086

       Never anything in the woods or jungle.

       Too much depends on hearing acuity/perception (distance, direction, size, etc.), in either scenario, in my experience*

                            *freezer's always full / I'm still alive