Did I mess up buying leather boots?

[EASTERNARCHER]

Gee, what about the heavy cordura nylon type boots then??????
I crossed an orchard twice daily everytime I went to my hunting spot this year.....I saw as many deer in that orchard coming and going as I did sitting on stand. They didn't stop and refuse to cross the scent trail. Never let on they even noticed....To qualify, I did not have permission to hunt here, just cross the field.
My boots are waterproof, not scent-loced, and I kept them either by the back door or even in the closet.

[Izzy]

I,,, have been busted in both.Im convinced that you can never beat a deers nose but you can get lucky and have them disregard your odor when they do detect it.  

[Curveman]

Good point Ray. I mean even the strong rubber scent of new Mucks the deer would just have to smell!

[TNstickn]

Rubber boots when its wet, heavy dew and my danners when its dry. I only wear these boots hunting.

[pdk25]

I normally wear rubber boots when it isn't too hot.  It probably minimized the scent left when you are going to your stand, but beyond that I find myself frequently crossing swampy areas or small creeks, and I think the rubber boots are better suited to that.

[hill boy]

I can tell a big difference in my danners and my rubber boots. normally I have fresh socks and have washed well with scent free soap before entering the woods with either boot and try not to touch anylimbs or contact anything on the way to my stand.I also take the time to take a b line to the stand from the direction that deer are least likley to enter from.if possible if not I walk right to my stand center up the shooting lane so if he stops on my trail I have a shot.rubber boots have been far more effective but when it's hot and I'm having to scout in order to put up a stand I wear danners  because hot sweaty feet is going to void anything including rubber boots.When I find a likly spot I do as little meandering around as possible.I to have killed deer wearing tennis shoes.he had on hightops for extra support.  :D  Just my 2 cents worth in a small book.

[Paul WA]

I just wore out my Danner Pronghorns after 3 yrs, 365 days a yr. Cant beat them for comfort and support

[dakota tim]

Me too!  Love my Pronghorns!!!  I put some miles on them Pheasant hunting too.

[Ian johnson]

I wear rubber for the simple reason that down here in louisiana its muddy so much of the time

[bawana bowman]

The indians may have been on to something. Back when I was young and invincible, I hunted barefoot for three years. Never had a deer seem to notice when crossing my trail. Don't know if it was due to my god given boots or not, but I have had them alert when wearing any other  type boot.
Now that I'm older and wiser; the wife makes me wear 17" silvis snakeboots. (May be due to the fact I've been bit 7 times by rattlers: but; each time I was wearing boots.)
I'm not suggesting everyone hunt barefoot, but it does force you to move a lot slower in the woods, and it seems to work great for the amazon indians.  

[BobCo 1965]

I always believed in the staying dry rule. My feet and socks basically get soaked in rubber boots.

I wore them for a few years but stopped many years ago. I can't say that the boot types made any difference at all with any kind of certainty.