Your right it is, and I love it and will still do it, a ring to success lol.
Protecting your hearing is not dumb, I too work with loud tools all day long. What is dumb is walking around out there or stalking an animal without your ears working at maximum capacity. I can see putting them in quick if you have time too and your going to take shot from where your at thats smart, a lot of shots on animals don't work that way though.