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My 20+ year old Rocky rubber bowhunting boots finally went belly up. What brand of rubber hunting boots do guys around here prefer? Muck? Lacrosse? Want something for milder conditions and rain.
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My 20+ year old Servus (kind of a Lacrosse Burly lookalike that I really did like) blew out last fall the day before an elk hunt. I bought a pair of Muck Wetlanders at Tractor Supply. I wish I’d bought them 10 years earlier. 5 degrees and 6” of snow on the ground, with medium wool socks I was toasty just sitting on a meadow. Walking and warner temps they did heat up. They make lighter versions though. I walked many miles in them, super comfortable.
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my boys got me a pair of mucks last year and i like them. forget which ones but they're the uninsulated ones. the arctic ones that they got are almost too hot unless you're sitting all dayl
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Thanks guys! I've heard a lot of good things about Muck boots.
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I wear mid height Georgia brand rubber boats. Doesn’t get real cold down this way.
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I usually wear Lacrosse Brawny boots in cold weather here. If it gets really cold when I'm going to be in a tree stand, I'll put boot blankets over my Brawny's, or wear my Sorrel pac boots.
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I have some Muck boots that are about 7-8 years old. I really like therm. Would buy them again.
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Muck Chore work very well for me. Short distance hunts in snow or very wet areas/conditions. Turkey hunts. However, if you will be walking some miles none of the rubber boots are ideal, in my opinion. A quality Gore Tex lined leather hiking boot works best for me then.
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I have Muck Woody Bayous with fold down extentions that turn them into sort of a hip boot. They are nice for terrain and ground that's not cluttered, but in brushy beaver country they are easily damaged on the unarmored shaft.
For brushy areas with lots of beaver-chewed staubs I prefer LaCross Big Chief hip boots even though they fit tight around my Viking calfs.
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Muck boots are like duck tape, bungy cords, WD40 and good pocketknives. . . . . they're something that you just gotta have.
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Another vote for Muck boots, the uninsulated version. Mine held up well last year. Very happy with the fit. I have a wide foot, and they are stretchy enough that the conform well to the shape of my foot. My biggest concern was briars and brush ripping up the neoprene uppers, but I just kept my pant legs over the boots. Problem solved.
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I have several pairs of Mucks... mid insulation to Arctic. Fantastic boot, but I wouldn't want to do more than 4-5 miles in them.
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I seem to be the odd man out here. I did not like the muck boots, because when walking down Hill they had enough stretch to let my feed slide forward enough for the end of my toes to hit. I prefer Lacrosse. miles
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My experience with muck boots is they are seasonal throw aways. I'm looking at a pair right now in my shop office that have the soles 75% delaminated from the boots.
These are not the only ones that have come apart on me. I think if you carry them in a backpack to your hunting spot, then carefully put them on once you are ready to be seated, remove before standing.... they will do well for many months, possibly years.
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Had a pair of Muck chore boots for over 10 years.
They finally gave out, so I bought a pair of Red Wings. Pure JUNK!
They started leaking in the back where they have a "flex" thing, after less than a year!
Went back to Mucks and am very happy with my present pair.
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I’ve had a pair of Muck boots for almost 20 years. Couldn’t ask for a rubber boot to be any better, but they are about done. I’ll replace them with another pair of Muck’s.
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I’ve had a pair of Muck boots for almost 20 years. Couldn’t ask for a rubber boot to be any better, but they are about done. I’ll replace them with another pair of Muck’s. If your mucks are 20 yrs old then you have a pair from the first year of production in 1999. The company was sold in 2003 and it's my personal belief that current offerings aren't what they used to be. If you are looking for a new pair, take a look at "dryshod". The original inventor of mucks is working with them now.
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