Yes, the chain tread soles on Bean boots aren't the best for grip. However, they don't bring half the swamp back into your vehicle with you! If it gets seriously cold and slippery, I either add something like Trax to my boots, or wear tougher boots., Sometimes we hunt in snowshoes if the snow can be negotiated by the dog.
I buy my Bean boots big enough to wear with a liner sock plus a fairly heavy wool sock. This way sweat wicks away from my foot and I don't get blisters. Bean offers their boots in wide width, which I need as I wear a 12EEEE shoe.
They work for me here in the wet and forested northeast, but I would never wear a pair on a hunt out west.
