I hunt in snow the most and personally would not wear rubber boots though I have Schnees pac’s. I wear the relatively inexpensive Rocky Mountain Hikers from Cabelas (though I do not shop Cabelas anymore) for from mule deer and elk to pheasants on the plains. I’m on my third pair in about fifteen years. They are Gore-Tex lined but uninsulated.
I don’t find the lug Vibram soles any disadvantage on the prairie soils as is often stated.
I rarely get cold feet but do have a pair of the much more expensive Browning kangaroo skin upland boots — very light though insulated and GT lined — but rarely wear them though they are also comfortable.
I find good gaitors will greatly lower the temps your feet can tolerate; in fact, they are almost too warm for me unless I’m in deep snow and in the -20* and lower temp range.
But feet are important and what works for each varies widely.
