Impact Sport Earmuffs by Howard Leight by Honeywell Review

By Andrea Haas

As an avid hunter, it didn't take me long to understand the importance of hearing protection. While hunting, I rely on my sense of sound just as much as I do my eyesight. Locating turkeys, for example, would be a lot more difficult if I wasn't able to hear what direction they were gobbling in the distance! Plus, sighting in my rifles and patterning my shotguns would be a big headache (literally) if I didn't protect my hearing. One of the most important pieces of gear a hunter and/or shooter should have is some form of hearing protection. 

The Impact Sport Color Earmuffs by Howard Leight are a great option, not only for hunters like myself, but for those involved in shooting sports as well. They are electronic earmuffs, so they are doing more than just putting a barrier between your ears and harmful noise. They protect a shooters' hearing by reducing harmful sounds, like gunfire, and actually amplify low-level sounds, like conversation, so you'll be able to communicate better in a shooting environment. 

I put these earmuffs to the test while patterning my shotgun for the upcoming turkey season and had a great experience with them. While shooting I did notice a great decrease in the sound of the shotgun, and I was able to carry on a conversation easily between shots, without having to yell or ask my husband to repeat what he said. They worked exactly as advertised!  

The earcups adjusted easily and had a good, comfortable fit. They can also be folded, making them more convenient for storage or travel.

Earmuffs are folded for more convenient storage and travel

Aside from the hearing protection abilities and the fit, one of my favorite features on the Impact Sport Earmuffs is the built-in AUX jack that allows you to connect it to your smartphone or MP3 player so you can listen to music between shooting! 

Here are some more of the great features on the Impact Sport Color Earmuffs:

-Noise Reduction Rating 22 db
-Battery life of up to 350 hours
-Automatic 4-hour shut-off that extends battery life
-Convenient folding design for easy storage
-Single knob control for on/off and volume
-Air Flow Control Technology
-Black leatherette headband
-2 AAA Bateries included
-Available in Teal (shown above), Purple and Pink!


I know from my own experience that women love to have options. We love for our hunting gear to be customized to suit our own personal tastes, without sacrificing quality. The Impact Sport Color Earmuffs allow us to have just that and definitely make hearing protection more fun! 

These retail for about $59.99 at Cabelas

Rita's WITO Spring Turkey Hunt

By Rita Cook, Huntress View ProStaff

I have only been hunting a few short years, so I am always looking for new and

exciting groups or events to participate in. It is a great way to meet fellow huntresses, 

gain knowledge, share experiences, and its just plain fun!! One of the groups that I have 

been lucky enough to participate in is the Central VA Chapter of the National Wildlife 

Turkey Federation (NWTF) –Women in the Outdoors (WITO) group. They hosted an 

event last August where they showed ladies how to shoot a crossbow, skeet shoot, and fly 

fish. It was a wonderful time! I had never shot a crossbow or fly fished, so I definitely 

learned something, but more than that I made some great friends. 

On April 25th, 2015 the Central VA Chapter of the NWTF hosted the first ever 

WITO Spring Turkey Hunt. Entries were collected and six women were picked to 

participate; I was one of the lucky winners! We had a “meet and greet” on Friday where 

we enjoyed a catered dinner and we got to meet our guides and the fellow huntresses. We 

patterned our guns and had a good time talking about our experiences. Most of the 

women had never been on a turkey hunt before and the excitement was electrifying. After 

dinner we were dispersed from that location to accommodations that were closer to our 

hunting destinations. I stayed with my guide and two other huntresses. We had a blast 

getting to know each other and talking about our upcoming hunts. 

We were up bright and early Saturday morning and we each went on our guided 

hunt with an experienced hunter or huntress. My guide was Emily Beasley and she 

delivered an amazing hunt!  I didn’t bag a turkey but I heard plenty of gobbling and I was 

able to see so many turkeys. We had a hen fly across the river to come talk to us, and a 

gobbler strutting in a field at 60 yards.  Emily gave me pointers and advice throughout 

the hunt. 

After the hunts, we all met back at the original location for another great meal and 

awesome conversations. We all shared our exciting stories, with noises and animations of 

course.  None of us were able to get a turkey, but we were anything but disappointed. We 

were each given an engraved box call and a copy of “Beginning Turkey Hunting”. We all 

shared something really special that day and we have memories that will last a lifetime. I 

learned a lot about hunting and a lot about myself.