Another Boot question?

[Predator1]

This may be a dumb question, does your hunting require several different types of boots? I am in need of a new pair of boots. However, my hunting is done in a wide range of temps and movements. For instance, my deer hunting starts in Oct. when the temps can be hot to mild and I don't really need any insulation but do need waterproof. By Nov. the temps are dipping and getting cold and warmer boots are needed. If my deer hunting continues into the middle of Nov its just flat cold and trying to sit in a tree or a natural ground blind for 4hrs with no body movement requires a very warm boot.
  I also like to call coyotes and bobcats which is altogether a different type of hunting. You may walk for 5-10 minutes and then sit and call for 30-45mins. Get back up and do it again. I have been using my trusty Danner Predators(600gram) for nearly 15yrs now for all my hunting. And while these have been awesome boots they do not keep me warm on stand for deer hunting in the cold but are a little overkill in the early season. They work ok for the calling though. Just wondering how many pairs you guys utilize for all your hunting and would appreciate some guidance to some good boots for these situations.

[eagle24]

I use 3 or 4 pairs of boots before and during the season.  I have a pair of Rocky guide series snake boots that I wear when I feel like I need them, mostly before the season while hanging stands.  I have a lightweight pair of camo rubber LaCrosse boots that usually get worn well into December.  When the temps are below 40 I switch to a heavily insulated (1500-1600 grams) pair of Muck or Rocky camo rubber boots.  Muck and LaCrosse make good rubber boots in a range of insulation weights.

[John3]

I have a insulated pair of Sorels. These work out fine from Sept temps of 90 to the low 30's in November. If I stalk they work fine due to the body heat. Colder than freezing sitting a stand I bought boot blankets.. My feet have NOT been cold since spending that 50$...

John III

[bowless]

Bought some boot blankets also.  I don't like burning my legs out wearing the big heavy stuff so I'll pack the boot wraps until I'm sitting.

[rastaman]

i wear muck boots year round....i tend to have very cold feet in any temps below freezing.  i found if i wear medium thickness socks and some fleece overboots like the boot blankets when i get in my stand i am fine.  i usually throw a couple of handwarmers in each overboot after i pull them on for even more warmth.  A piece of carpet cut to fit your stand to place your feet on when it is really cold works even better with the above combination.  Like i said, i have cold feet.....
Randy

[sendero25]

Like you Predator, I really like my Danner pronghorns, here in Florida, especially during bow season, cold feet are not a problem. I also wear Danner Jackals when it is dry and Lacrosse Alpha Lite 3.5mm rubber boots when it is a "damp" season.
If it is a really wet season, good old military jungle boots, I just get wet and live with it.
When I lived in Colorado, I wore Cabelas Elk hunters or if it was really cold, Sorrel pac boots.
John

[hunt it]

Last time my wife counted them on the shelf I had 12 pair boots up there. So yes you need more than one pair. My hunting ranges from -40 to +110 so there is no one boot that will cover it all. My favourite rubber boots are my Le Chameau's by far and for heavier leather boots my Alaskan hunters from Cabelas are hard to beat. When it gets below -10 on the stand my Lacrosse -135 pack boots come into play.

[Brian Gillispie]

Hey all,


  Does Muck boots make/fit very wide feet?  Would love to have a pair but have never sat down and tryed them out.

Brian G

[rastaman]

I wear a size E shoe & the Muck boots fit me fine.  i did buy mine a size larger than i normally wear.
Randy

[stagetek]

I love Muck boots. Have 2 pr. One for early season, and another for colder weather. Very comfortable. They do seem to run a little small though. I wear a size 13. And, my cold weather boots are 15's. With wool socks the 14's were too tight. Great people to deal with as well.

[Killdeer]

Imelda Marcos here.    
I have a lot of boots. I usually wear one of three (or four) pairs that I take with me to the woods each year, though, a pair of discontinued pac boots from Sorel, with a thin insert liner. These are good for walking, and short sits,but when sitting for a longf time, my feet get cold. I have taken to putting ANYTHING over the boots to keep the air from moving over them. Spare sweater, hat, mittens, leaves. Boot blankets are very bulky, and I have resisted buying them for years. I am thinking of making a thinner alternative, of a wind-stopping fabric, or perhaps carrying a small "blanket" or (shudder) poncho to throw over my feet and legs when I sit. I am a ground hunter, and it doesn't take a lot of fitting to arrange a cover for me. In a tree stand, or on a stool, I would have to think it out a little more.

Killdeer

[rastaman]

The boot blankets were too bulky for me also...i was lucky a few years ago & picked up a pair of asat light fleece with 50 grams of thinsulate in them from LL Bean.  They zip up the back & can be stuffed in my pack.  
Randy