Archive for April, 2010
Hunting Boots Will Protect Your Feet
Posted by: | CommentsI'd like to share a story that a reader e-mailed me about his experience with his hunting boots along with a picture of the boot itself.
"I happened to see some of your posts about the importance of a good pair of hunting boots and thought I would share my story:
Just before the start of bow season in September of 2009, I went out to set up an early tree stand so I could guarantee myself rights to this particular spot (within my hunting club). The stand was an older non climbing model (I'll keep the name to myself as I don't want any trouble from the manufacturer if you publish this story) that I had owned for years. My plan was to set the stand up about 12 feet up a medium sized pine tree and then access it using screw in steps. This particular day, I decided to forgo my safety harness as I didn't expect it to be a major operation. I was able to get the stand up and mounted with no problems. However, as I was standing on the foot platform getting ready to climb down, the platform started to shear or break off at the base of the tree. I lost my balance and fell straight down. As I hit the ground on my left hip, the platform came tumbling down and landed squarely on my right foot. While a jagged edge did cut through the boot and hit my foot, it wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been. It hurt like hell and I had to get a few stitches, but shudder to think what would have happened if I had been wearing something other than a good pair of hunting boots."
irish setter
Posted by: | CommentsFinding the "right" pair of boots for your personal needs can be tough. Take the time to make a good decision.
Below are the hunting boots results that we have located for you based on the following search terms irish setter.
If your query shows too few boots for hunting then please broaden your terms slightly. If you see too many items, then adjust your search terms and search again.
 Irish Setter Mens 894 Wingshooter Boots NEW  US $149.99
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 Mens IRISH SETTER Upland Dss 831 hunting boot new US $165.00
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 Irish Setter Mens 818 Gunflint hunting boot NEW US $118.99
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USMC Boot Brand Differences?
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I am preparing to begin officer training for the Marine Corps and have been told to obtain a pair of USMC approved boots prior to leaving for training. While looking for boots at quanticoboot.com, I noticed that there were 3 primary brands: Danner, Bates, and Belleville. I was simply wondering if there are any Marines (or experienced civilians) who could fill me in on the actual differences (primarily the functional and comfort differences) between these different manufacturers boots and perhaps provide a recommendation for which brand to go with. I understand that alot of this is subjective and will vary from person to person, but I am completely blind at this point and would appreciate any insight that I can recieve with this subject.
Thank you to everyone who has responded so far, particularly Lyn, your offer for help has to be the most generous I have seen yet on Y!Answers. One thing I would like to clarify though is that I am not going to Boot Camp, I am attending OCS. For OCS it is required that you begin PTing in boots before you arrive at training. It is also recomended to have broken in boots by the time training starts, hence the prompting for the question. Hope this makes a bit more sense to everyone out there, and thanks again for all your answers.
The “Perfect” Pair of Turkey Hunting Boots
Posted by: | CommentsFor many years there have been debates, both in person and online, regarding the "perfect" pair of turkey hunting boots. One the first questions that people ask are "why won't my regular hunting boots work for Turkey hunting?"
Well, they might work just fine, but take the following 2 things into consideration:
#1 - Temperature - Most turkey hunting is done in the spring when temperatures are going up. Depending on the geography you hunt, it could be anywhere from 50 to 80 degrees on a typical hunting day during the season. Most hunting boots are built for colder weather hunting so they will probably be to warm to use for turkey hunting. I wore a pair of my cold weather boots one year turkey hunting in South Carolina and I was miserable as my feet were sweating so bad I couldn't stand it. In most situations, boots used for turkey hunting will need to be lighter and less insulated.
#2 Snakes - Springtime in most areas means the possibility that snakes are just coming out after the winter. this means that the possibility of encountering a venomous snake increases. It's vitally important to understand that standard hunting boots may offer the wearer some protection from snakebite, but nothing compared to the protection guaranteed by true snake proof boots. Case in point: A good friend of mine who bowhunts happened to step on a large water moccasin (also called a Cottonmouth) while walking out of the woods. He was wearing standard hunting boots when the snake whipped around and struck the toe area of his boot. While the fangs didn't penetrate into his foot, they did penetrate deep enough into the boot to inject venom on his sock. The next day he was at the local sporting good buying snake boots.
While these 2 points are a "requirement" for a good pair of turkey hunting boots, I would definitely take them into consideration when buying boots. Although I don't get to turkey hunt much anymore, my personal pair of turkey hunting boots is a pair of Justin 18" non-insulated snake boots.
 Rocky 7534 15 Lynx Waterproof Snake Proof Boots Size 13 M US $89.99
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