I'd stay away from La Sportiva.
Nice thing about salomon boots is they can often be found on sale. I hunted with the X-ultra mid last year first season and they were pretty good for 99$. Light and fast but not enough stiffness in the shank and sole when it came time to pack meat out.
I don't know about you guys but Im starting to think gore-tex is a total BS lie. I haven't bought a pair of boots in 5 years that had gore-tex hold up much longer than a few months. So I'm inclined to say keep it cheap and buy whatever is on sale that fits you. Sierra trading post had some nice hanwags on sale last year. backcountry always has salomons on clearance, etc.....
Last edited by wildcat33; 02/12/16.
