Boots…

Great show, guys! I’ve got a gem of a lake for perch down here in southeastern Wisconsin an I know I’ve learned some terrific tips on finding and catching them. Yeah!!!

I’m in the market for new boots.

Do you typically have a pair for early in the season when it’s warmer and another pair for later in the seanson when it’s colder? I’m hoping to get by with 1 pair.

What brands have worked for you while chasing forest and ditch chickens?

With out a doubt IMO the best boot on the market for chasing Ditch Chickens is the Danner Pronghorn. I carry two boots . Un-insulated and 1000 gram boots. Those two fit me and the conditions year around for chasing roosters. I personally do not believe you can get away with just one boot. Unless you only hunt early or late seasons or hunt only when conditions are nice. I have seen and hunted in 80 degree heat in October and I have hunted in below Zero temps in December and January. No way will a single boot will cover both of these extremes. I have different weight socks. I start out with light sock and light boot and change to Heavy sock and Light boot to Heavy boot and Light sock and then finally Heavy boot and Heavy sock, depending on time of year and temps.

The Danner Pronghorns are comfy, give all day support, Breathable Gor-Tex keeping my feet dry, and leave my feet feeling good at days end no matter how many miles I put on them. Never once have I gotten a blister either.

I run Pronghorns as well. Good boot

I agree with the Danner Pronghorn ! I wear the 400 gram thinsulate all season for Roosters! I have the all leather 1000 gram boot that I wear for deer hunting and ice fishing. Good Luck! 690reece

I’ll echo the comments about the Danner Pronghorn…top shelf boots with virtually no break in period.

Picked mine up at Joe’s off of 36 and Rice – not sure if they’re still on sale, but they were the cheapest price I’d found in the metro.

I agree with everyone above. I have an old pair of Rocky Cornstalkers that I use when the temp is above 70-75. Otherwise it’s the 1000 gram Pronghorns with different weight socks to adjust from there.

I like to say that “I have reached the point in my life that I can no longer afford to buy anything less than the best”.
Regardless of the season, insulted or uninsulated, I will only buy Danner!
I have worn boots day in and day out, for years. frequently when I find a boot that I like, I buy 2 identical pairs so that I do not have to wear them two days in a row. Letting them properly dry out is essential to durability and longevity.
I’ve owned several pairs or LaCrosse, Red Wing, Rocky, Double H, Justin, Tony Lama, etc.
Danner is the only boot that has exceeded my expectations.
The only others that kind of tweat my interest are Filson and Browning, but I have no reason to experiment.
Good luck
cheers

I just picked up a pair of Pronghorns a week ago, and cant wait to hit the woods with them for grouse.

Uninsulated pronghorns. I use them all year and are perfect for all seasons. my feet have never been cold while pheasant hunting.

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Yep that about sums it up. I have not tried a ton of different boots as I found Danners a few years back. But they have never let me down and I have been in some nasty terrain,conditions and have walked, ran, climbed many miles in a day and each and every time my Danner Pronghorns have risen to the ooccasion and I’m not kidding, my feet feel awesome at days end, when I finally slide that boot off.

Thanks for the replies everyone.

I guess all I need to do now is look for a sale.

I was on the Cabelas website last night and I believe they are having a sale (at least online) on pronghorns…

Can not go wrong with Danners
There is a reason that I own three pairs.

I just picked up a pair of Pronghorns today. The 400 gram thinsulate for $150.

How many seasons do you guys typically get out of a pair? I had been buying the top of the line Irish Setter for about $200 and could only get two seasons out of them. I followed all the care and maintenance as far as oiling and drying as well. I’m hoping these will last longer than that.

I’m on my 6th season with my 1000 gram and I think this is my 3rd season of Uninsulated. Both are going strong. I have put some miles on those suckas too.

I have one pair that are 6 years old and they just started to leak last year.
I have worn the soles out before that boot is wrecked, then I just sent it in and they resole for a reasonable price.

Im on my second year of my pronghorns. Great boots! If you are only using for upland hunting I suggest the uninsulated. My feet never got cold all thru December last year.

Bill

I have the unisulated pronhorns. My feet have not got wet yet. I use them for bow hunting and sometimes the river bank is to shallow to get the boat on shore and I have to jump out in 5-6 inches of water. The boots have not let the water through yet. Very lightweight and comfortable.

Wow! I just picked up a pair of 200gr. Danners to replace my worn out 400 gr. LaCrosses. I wore them to work to break them in but it wasn’t needed! I spent 3 days pounding the woods for grouse and grass for pheasants with the kids. You guy’s are right, these are the most comfortable boots I own now! Thanks for the info that was money well spent.

Ferny.

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Wow! I just picked up a pair of 200gr. Danners to replace my worn out 400 gr. LaCrosses. I wore them to work to break them in but it wasn’t needed! I spent 3 days pounding the woods for grouse and grass for pheasants with the kids. You guy’s are right, these are the most comfortable boots I own now! Thanks for the info that was money well spent.

Ferny.

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Yep, I picked up a pair early last week and wore them Thursday thru Saturday. I bought an un-insulated pair and was happy with them. I was impressed with how light weight these are.

Thank you for the replies.

Is it just me, or do the Pronghorn’s wear a lot on the front of the boot? I oil them atleast every 3 or 4 times I wear them and they seem to really be taking a beating. I’m worried the toe will be wore off by the end of the season if I don’t keep oiling them.

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Is it just me, or do the Pronghorn’s wear a lot on the front of the boot? I oil them atleast every 3 or 4 times I wear them and they seem to really be taking a beating. I’m worried the toe will be wore off by the end of the season if I don’t keep oiling them.

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I wore mine a couple of times and the toe seemed to wear a lot too. I’m going to oil the boots good and I hope that the leather doesn’t start to crack and the seems start to open up.

Stop walking on your tippy toes Dan

Those boots will be fine. They do show signs of wear in the toes but you will not wear off the toe any time soon.

Ron

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Stop walking on your tippy toes Dan

Those boots will be fine. They do show signs of wear in the toes but you will not wear off the toe any time soon.

Ron

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Good to hear. Mine showed more wear than I had expected after one grouse trip, but they seem fine other than that.

Yeah the toe seems to dry out and show wear, but it has never effected the durability on either of my pair. I dress them at the begining of the year and put them to test. So far so good.

FIFE maybe your not flushing the birds correctly????

I have plenty of problems putting pheasants on the table without any problems from my boots. I was just a little taken back by the wear because I had another pair of boots for 6 years that didn’t show much wear until the end.

Don’t get me wrong, I like my Danner’s. Just wanted to make sure I didn’t have a pair of lemons.

I am about 99% sure my Danner Pronghorn’s are leaking. I have had the boots for a year, so should I be able to return them or atleast get them repaired? It frustrating because I had a pair a boots for 6 years and never had wet feet and now I spend the extra money and they are getting wet. I guess I just blamed it on my feet sweating but the last few times it has been cold and my feet are still getting wet and very cold.

Hey FIFE, I told you that you had a pair of Lemons!

What kind of socks are you wearing? I know that makes a huge difference.

I would give Danner a ring or e-mail, that why you can wear them the rest of the year and then send your boots to them after the season. I just saw that my seams are ripping out so mine are going to get sent in sometime after my hunting season ends.

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