No, you can tell by looking they are not. For waterfowling in flat country rubber boots are the way to go. For long hikes up and down hills (esp. down) they are torture at best, and offer very little protection against impacts or pointed rocks, and invite a sprained ankle.
Ankle-fit are nice when you put them on dry, but are difficult to take off after you have sweated in them all day, and nearly impossible to get back on the next morning unless they spent the night on a boot dryer. They also trap the sweat around your foot much more than regular rubber boots do. I would not pick them unless you expect to be in mud that tries to suck your boots off. I don't see that being a problem on a Kenai moose hunt.
