Sure glad to have found this forum and i hope to find answers here to lots of questions. I've been out of the sport for a long time and now I'm jumping back in. I Bought a used bow at a local shop (Matthews Outback, 60 lb. pull, 28 inch draw, whisker biscuit rest, Dead Nuts Pro 3 pin sight, a dozen Beamen arrows). The sport is much bigger than when i left it years ago but some of the fundamentals like scent control are probably better understood now. I've bought a scent lock jacket, skull cap, and cold weather knit cap. First Question: Boots...can you recommend boots for bowhunting please.
Welcome to the forum, nice set up you purchased there. That is the most noticeable difference to our sport over the years is equipment. Boots if your going rubber seems the 2 best reviewed are Muck boots and Lacrosse alpha burlys. Some like me use plain old leather Danner's still but thinking about going rubber in the early season.
Check out these! I love the Steger Mukluks. I rock mine all season. If mine wear out, I'll get the Camuks. But 13 years into my first pair and they're still going!
I've had Rocky, La Crosse Alpha Burly and now Muck for the past few seasons. I've found for my hunting the Muck boots are a far better boot. The weight factor, climbing factor and size of the actual boot, not big and bulky like the other two mentioned while in my stand! I've got three seasons on the Muck boots and I hunt a lot, they're just starting to show "some" wear! I didn't get three season out of my Rocky's or Burlys! I have a feeling my next pair will probably be in the Danner family of boots, leather not rubber, they're expensive but top notch! It might take a few pairs of different brands to find the right one, everybody likes something different!
I wear Lacrosse Alpha Burleys unless it's late season and cold.I tried the Mucks in the past and couldn't get a good fit.If I can find a shop that carries them I will try them on again.
Lacrosse 17" grange unisulated for most of season...then the burly 1200gram for late season (these have been the best apparel item I've added - even below zero hunts, just one pair thick socks...feet stay warm, which leads to whole body staying warm)
depends on the budget and the conditions you will primarily hunt... I bought some closeout gore-tex lightly insulated wolverines for 35 bucks...
I have a pair of Burly's myself and they are fine, but I prefer my Danners and would recommend them to everyone. BowHuntingFool, good choice and you will get good use from them
Lacrosse Alphaburly's here. I love them. I hunted all last season and the day I shot my buck I had been one the ground in the area opening up some shooting lanes with my folding saw. The buck came right through were I had been two hours earlier and neither him ir the two does he followed into the timber picked up any ground scent of me. Easy on the socks though, they don't tend to breathe well.
I'm another Muck wearer. Best thing you can do is try on a few different pairs and see what feels the best for you. If you buy any of the boots mentioned you will be getting some quality boots. The next step is to make sure you find one that fits your foot.
buddy, i have put more miles on boots chasing birds to picking up sheds in the winter the only boot i will ever purchase again is muck boots... they do not leak and they last and last there also very comfortable and breathable... every other pair i have ever owned do not even come close to these boots you will not be dissapointed in muck boots i can assure you.
