Hunting is far different from bench shooting or plinking.

I'm not investing thousands of dollars in a hunt, hours and days of effort in a stalk, only to blow it because I could not hear a subtle noise from an animal I have been stalking, or something I might spook, causing my quarry to skip town.


And..... the places I hunt have a snake that will sometimes be polite and rattle for you. Not always loud, so it pays to listen.