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What gloves are you using when hunting in snow?

Waterproof and insulated but not so bulky that they need to be removed to operate the gun..

No snow here, but it does get cold occasionally,

I like Army or MIlitary wool liners inside sitka cold weather. Tried sitka light inside a cold weather but not quite warm enough. so I tried the military wool liners, just the ticket for me.

Thanks Hancock27. I have wool liners. Maybe I'll look for a waterproof shell. Can't see spending $200 on Sitka though

Much safer to remove gloves when operating (especially firing) the gun. Any waterproof, insulated glove is going to have some bulk..

Poconojack, Appreciate the input and I agree. However where I'll be hunting the shots will be very close and fast. I won't have time to remove a glove.

It takes NO time to fling a mitten off.....

Curious as to what and where you’ll be hunting that will not allow you time to remove a glove?

It doesn't sound like much but I would rather have one less thing to think about. I'll be elk hunting in a low tangle of trees, there are very few open lanes. Previous successful shots there were in feet, not yards

Hothands sells some glove-mits with full fingers so you don't have bare skin exposed when the mitton is flipped back. They also have a heater pocket. About $25 at Wally's. I've been wearing a pair for 2 years and they've worked very well. They aren't waterproof, though.

These have worked great for me. I don't need waterproof gloves though, either.

I wouldn
t pay that much either, search classifieds and camofire.com

first light wool liners and these. wear them deer, elk, coyote, upland hunting, skiing etc in winter. Costco has them on sale often too

https://www.amazon.com/Touchscreen-...aWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl


for stand shooting mittens or a hand muff with gloves

I'd just wear what ever light glove and like, especially on my shooting hand. Then add a muff with hand warmer inside for periodic warm ups as needed.

I have a muff that belonged to my dad. He used it for winter fishing along with thin gloves and a Joni Warmer. I haven't used it myself yet but it sure worked for him.

I see those Amazon touchscreen gloves come in XL. I have large hands and can only wear XL's. Sometimes those are too small, too. I might get a pair to see how they work for me. Lifetime warranty? Yeah, right.

Outdoor research makes some goretex membrane, lightly insulated gloves that are really warm with a liner underneath. But I wouldn't shoot a rifle with one on. A shotgun, yes, a rifle, no.

You didn't mention how cold will it be...how much moving and climbing around will be involved....light gloves, heavy gloves....different circumstances change the need....

Keep you core, neck and head warmed and the hands normally will follow....Slowly coming to the realization, that a great mid layer makes keeping the hands warm much easier....

Belly Kangaroo muffs with hand warmers are also better than great.....

You pretty much need a combination of a trigger finger mitten and a large enough trigger guard to permit its easy use. This depends on your hand/finger size. I have a bunch of differnt types/brands but most of them are not great in actual, mixed use and with a gun.

I have size 7 or medium hands and use a medium sized military surplus trigger finger mittens and swear by them. Even though the insulation is pretty much only from the wool liners, they work extremely well to the coldest that I have used them - only about 10°F. Not all my rifles work well with them.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fr...plus+trigger+finger+mittens&_sacat=0

The warmest trigger finger mittens I have are the Wiggys Renegade but the trigger finger on these are too bulky to quickly use with pretty much all my rifles.

Thanks gents, very helpful. Appreciate it!

Outdoor Research Expedition mitten system.

Kings Camo XKG insulated gloves.

Black Diamond Punishers for any tool use.

Black Diamond Pilots Gloves for shooting.

Black Diamond Windstopper fleece gloves.

White work glove liners.

In Winter, I take them all.

Manzella glomitts

If a finger mitten isn’t going to be warm enough, I like merino or polypropylene liner gloves inside a heavier mitten.

I like to dress my hands in layers, just like the rest of my clothing- a thin liner glove, an insulated mitten and a waterproof/windproof mitt shell- some times it's just the glove, sometimes its the liner and the shell and sometimes it's all three. I've never found a "one glove" solution for cold weather

Sitka Ascent gloves
Enlightened Equipment Stronghold insulated mitts (Apex insulation)
Outdoor Research Goretex shell mitts

Most of my hunting gloves are Surplus. I especially like the three finger mittens and I have modified my wrist strap on my bow release and shoot any gun just fine with them. Extra wool liners and I keep the leather oiled.

Yep.

Did you find what you were looking for?
This weather we are having isn't really the same as when you asked.

It does bring to mind that there's season over clearance sales now. You might find a big selection at half the cost. I'd call around and check online.
One thing I can say is that everyone is different. Some of us don't hunt in very cold weather and others will sit in the rain if it means it might clear up. Some are in canada and others Arizona.

I like thin polypropylene or merino bow gloves that can be liners in wool flip mittens when real cold. Little movement is required for glittens or flip mitts . Others like em too from reading. Dexterity vs warmth is the trade off for everything hunting. Thats why bulky ski gloves aren't always first choice. I have camo goretex though. Prefer the other.

Later

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Thanks for the tip on the EES mitts.

"100" fleece EES is minimal protection.

GET a mitten or glove "system".

the Enlightened Equipment mitts come in 2 oz, 4 oz and 6 oz Apex insulation. I use the 2 oz for earlier season and the 4 oz for late season, if I ever decide to go hunt musk ox, I'll pick up the 6 oz ones

Definitely thinking of a system Joe. While I haven't looked too hard, I'd just never found a mitt that I liked much until mtwarden shared the EES mitts. Price ain't bad either. 4 oz looks like what I'd need.

Thanks for the suggestions gents.

Interesting thread. The OP asks for suggestions on insulated waterproof gloves and responses are mittens

Early on I followed the example of my elders and wore wool or leather mittens in the coldest conditions. When it came time to shoot, bite down on the mitten and pull. With that motion, sometimes you were lucky enough the game was still there to shoot. One day one of my uncles came to camp with a trigger-finger army surplus mitten. The next season most of the camp had them, but modified them because they were somewhat bulky in the trigger guards of the Savage 99s and Win 94s. The trigger fingers were softened up and made more pliable with harness oil, neatsfoot oil or mink oil. This seemed to work because these hunters were not walking around with 2-3# trigger pulls. I bought a pair, but did not treat with oil. They worked fine thru the trigger guard of my 1924 VZ24 7x57 mm.



One fall I dropped off my big game hides at a tannery in Berlin, WI and noticed some buckskin flannel lined trigger-finger mittens. I bought 10 pair for me and guys at deer camp. Very soft and pliable more so then army surplus. No problem stuffing them thru trigger guards. During coldest conditions I used a polypropylene liner.



Fast forward a few years and I came across Gates-Mills insulated and waterproof gloves. I have the 60gr and 100gr Thinsulate ones. Rocky bought out the company in 2003 or 2004 and that is where I bought the last 60gr pair. I don't like the top of the wrist strap/buckle and cut it off.



https://www.rockyboots.com/rocky/wh...d-waterproof-outdoor-gloves/HW00256.html

Being from MN. I am well versed in "hand wear". From active events to stand hunting you need a well rounded array of gloves, mittens, wool liners, silk liners and a couple of waterproof styles. Search and buy quality - on sale. If you are really susceptible to cold weather - don't forget the chemical hand warmers too! The bottom line is there is no excuse for cold hands.

Get these (or equivalent) and be done with it:

https://www.outdoorresearch.com/us/mens-alti-mitts-243284

The OP asked about waterproof and insulated gloves and you come up with mittens ???

Yeah, because I know wtf I'm talking about. Did you read my post on page 1 above that, dmfk?? Damn, you're stupid. Keep that toe tag in your pocket.

GET a mitten or glove "system". What glove "system" would you care to share?

If I am walking and hunting most anything gore tex with insulation would be plenty. If I am sitting on a stand. I wear wool army liners and use a cabelas fleece muff. I have done some stand hunts under 10 degrees on windy days and my hands are fine.
One thing to keep your hands and feet warmer is to wear something to keep your face head and neck warm. Most heat loss is from the neck up.

Lots of good options with Seal Skinz.
https://www.sealskinzusa.com/collections/gloves?page=2

I have been searching for the ultimate glove for years, myself. I have tried the Cabela's Stand Hunter Gloves for when it is -20 or colder, and many, many brands of insulated leather gloves, neoprene as well as synthetics when it is roughly -20 to 30 above. Military surplus cold weather gloves with and without wool liners, and then some. I am still searching.

I have never been able to accurately shoot with any kind of glove on. I just don't have the feeling or nerves in my fingertips that some folks do I guess.

Yeah, too bad most of their offerings are SOLD OUT.

Being a British company, no telling if "sold out" means no more are available or it is just a back order situation. Ay wot!

I wear leather driving/ shooting gloves in warmer or more strenuous conditions. They are fine for pulling a trigger almost no difference. Will go over the top with about any glove or glommiit in colder wetter conditions but if I believe it’s shooting time driving the outer layer & go with some but less warmth to keep the good trigger feel. Don’t actually notice a difference when shooting but certainly warmer than no gloves. Has worked at slightly below zero so far.

^ THIS ^ i have lived in Northern Minnesota all my life ,worked as a electrical lineman for 35 years and what bigwhoop posted is correct . and always have extra gloves in a sealed plastic bag snow means wet cold weather. good luck ,Pete53

Yes, this, and then I have another pair of gor-tex lined gloves that I wear walking to and from stands because that is when I am most likely to touch snow covered branches, trees, etc. and get things wet. When I get where I am going I put on the mittens and depending on how cold it is a pair of liner gloves underneath them. Sometimes add a hot hands pack.

Love my Sitka Ascent gloves for bowhunting, also use them in conjunction with glo-mitts when calling coyotes.