Anybody on “hear” use them? My dad is getting to where he can’t hear well anymore and doesn’t help that his eyesight isn’t the greatest but he loves hunting. Thinking about getting him some for Christmas.

When I hunted i used them and they work good you could hear a rat piss on cotton at 50 yards , but if you are sitting out in wind you will get lot of noise, liked them in shooting house.

Buddy of mine uses the ones that look like hearing aids not the muff style. He wears strictly for hunting and he can't hear it thunder. But he can elk bugle from a long way off and hear deer without any problems

Been using them for years. I like them better than the high dollar aids I bought when I started losing my hearing. I use the Elite HD model.

Have used them ever since Bob Walker came out with them decades ago. Solid products and I never have had an issue with them.

Another possibility to try is Tetra - https://tetrahearing.com/ -- which fit in the ear, have different sound level options and other features. The founder has worked for 25+ years in the audiology and music industries. What he sells and what the "tone" companies sell aren't much different, although Tetra has virtually zero overhead (monster buildings, layers of VPs and such). So while the price seems high, it likely would be 3-4 times as much with other companies.

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I like mine, but the Walker's are not 3D sound. Both ears hear the same thing, and you can't tell where the sound comes from.

I decided my wife was buying me a set of Sordin electronic muffs for Christmas.

Can't believe I'm gonna give away this deer hunting secret but if you cup your hands over your ears kind of like a deer's ears, you will be amazed at how much better you can hear directionally. Really amazing and FREE. It also works if you are trying to overhear a conversation from across a room like if some guy is flirting up your wife and about to get his ass kicked.

Had the 2 mic ones, and then the quads (4 mic) thinking they were better, NOT, sold both. Don't know about the new ones, digital vs analog is a selling hoax. You can hear but which direction? Drove me crazy trying to locate something walking in the leaves. Not good for turkey hunting for sure. I got 'Mega Ears' by Game Finder, those work but distance guessing has to be learned. Had one repair (high freq went out on one side)! Company was in Huntsville, but went out of business........To add: I could not tell the distance nor the direction with Walkers. I was hunting every tree rat (ghost deer/turkey) on the ground, pins and needles, made me crazy. With gun fire, one needs the volume shut-down models for safety, protect your hearing.

Ok after some research and this forums opinions I think I’m just gonna tell him to go get some real deal hearing aids from the dr.

smart advice. That's what I did, and it makes all the difference in the world.

I have been using Walker for years for turkey hunting. Never had a problem. They really help me and if I shoot they hold up great!

3M Peltor LEP-200 or TEP-200 work far better. I have a pair of TEP-300 that aren’t commercially available yet that also perform very well.

I tried the Walker bluetooth but they picked to much background noise and with any wind it was hard to hear anything. I use the Howard Leight earmuff when turkey hunting.

On any amplified ear muffs, buy at walley world, the gray soft sheet of foam wall air conditioner filter and cut bigger to adapt to go over the mics on the head set. Use 2 or 3 drops of super glue around the mics to hold in place the extra wind screen that you just made. That will get rid of most of the wind sound that is annoying.

Going to try that. Thanks

I hope the "real deal" have improved. I had a pair that cost $5000 and they didn't last 2 years. Never get them wet, don't sweat while wearing them, and make sure the warranty is more than 1 year. I had so many problems that I went to the Walkers and have never looked back.