Quiet Boots for Blacktail stalking?

[Damnimissed]

Screw danners ! I will never buy another pair. ..they squeek.   Neoprene like mucks are a good choice but I'd say have two or three pairs of lite hikers and good wool socks rotate boots . to often guys look at there feet while stocking keep eyes peeled a head  and  step  deliberately.

Oh my god, I hate when you think you've got yourself a good pair of boots. Just when they start to break in...squeek squeek squeek. Maybe if I walk on the edge of my sole...squeek squeek, nope. *censored*!

[RadSav]

Screw danners ! I will never buy another pair. ..they squeek.   Neoprene like mucks are a good choice but I'd say have two or three pairs of lite hikers and good wool socks rotate boots . to often guys look at there feet while stocking keep eyes peeled a head  and  step  deliberately.

Oh my god, I hate when you think you've got yourself a good pair of boots. Just when they start to break in...squeek squeek squeek. Maybe if I walk on the edge of my sole...squeek squeek, nope. *censored*!

   

Wouldn't be so funny if not the gosh honest truth!

Some good boots that became squeaky were due to the tongue getting slick and squeaking between the laces and the tongue.  On those I've put moleskin on the tongue and saved a few.  Others seem to squeak in the soles.  For those I have found no cure.  Last pair of Lowa I had created a Pop when I knelt down or stood up.  To this day don't know where that came from or how I could have gotten rid of it.  Replaced, coated, waxed, glued and deburred darn near everything...still "POP!!"  Finally gave them away.

I assume you are looking for late fall during the rut?  Early season I think Hi-Tech and UnderArmour have been the quietest I've found.  Neither will do you much good if you don't watch where you step and slow the flock down!

Be sure to keep us accessory freaks in the loop with what you find

[rasbo]

I run a light weight Merril goretex hiking boot,but as some have said go slow,no even slower,look three steps ahead and move,and wait awhile.

[Stizz]

Lots of options besides boots, take a look at a pair of neoprene scuba booties. Warm, waterproof, quiet.

[raydog]

Screw danners ! I will never buy another pair. ..they squeek.   Neoprene like mucks are a good choice but I'd say have two or three pairs of lite hikers and good wool socks rotate boots . to often guys look at there feet while stocking keep eyes peeled a head  and  step  deliberately.

Oh my god, I hate when you think you've got yourself a good pair of boots. Just when they start to break in...squeek squeek squeek. Maybe if I walk on the edge of my sole...squeek squeek, nope. *censored*!

Yep my dang, brand new Danners squeak like crazy. I bought them last summer and broke them in bear hunting. They developed a squeak just before Elk season. Just my luck. My boots squeaked and then I missed an Elk. It was the boots fault!

[fishnfur]

I replaced my squeeky hunting boots last fall.  I coughed up $185 for a nice pair of Under Armour Brow Tine hunting boots.  They feel wonderful on my feet, and are really quiet until your foot slips a bit on something wet - leaves, logs, everything else in the NW woods.  Then the sole squeeks like all get-out.  I would never buy another Under Armour boot nor recommend them for hunting quietly.

[kodiak 907]

My new danners are quiet, comfortable, and watertight. They are fairly heavy though. I have had "the squeak " problem in the past but it turned out I was wearing the wrong size. I had a custom size survey done on my feet for hiking/running shoes and got that figured out. I just got a pair of keen waterproof hikers in camo and they are really nice so far. Almost like wearing running shoes.

As far as stalking blacktails.... I am of the opinion that no matter what type of boots you have on you must go extremely slow. 4-5 steps every 2-3 minutes, glass between movements, even when visibility is only 50 yards.