Thread: Educate me on bushpigs

"but in my book ear protection is a pain in the arse when bush hunting"

If hearing protection in the bush is a "pain in the arse" and "useless", and suppressors won't actually prevent your hearing from deteriorating - then what is the solution? Isn't it then a matter of compromise?

a) Do I choose not to wear hearing protection (whether the rifle is suppressed or not) and accept that my aural health will inevitably worsen...

b) Do I wear hearing protection, but accept that I may not be as efficient in the bush as I would like to be...

Suppressing a rifle may be a solution to "quite a few issues", and I agree that this is their main selling point. But we're not discussing their other benefits - we're discussing protecting our hearing. And suppressors, while a viable complimentary aid to ear muffs/earplugs (however negligible), aren't sufficient on their own.