Blacktail Hunting Pants

[ridgefire]

I am looking for a pair of hunting pants for hunting Blacktails and I’m curious what you guys are using. I currently use a pair of Sitka Thunderhead pants and I love them but I cannot stand the pocket layout of them. I have been thinking about trying out the Filson Tin pants or the Outback Trading Oilskin Western Overpants because of the durability factor and supposedly they are fairly water resistant. Have any of you tried these pants out and if so, do you like them? How long can you hunt in them in the typical Blacktail hunting weather before they soak thru? Is one brand better than the other? Is there any other pants I should be looking at? Thanks.

[elksnout]

Hard to beat wool. I’ll never give up on mine. I also have a pair of microtex pants I bought years and years ago. Quiet and soft. Dry quickly. Cargo pockets.


elksnout

[Born2late]

https://dayonecamouflage.com/products/pants-cowboy-suede-windowcamo?variant=43502366720221
This is what me and my hunting partner went to. The quietest camo I’ve worn and is super comfortable. Cowboy suede is like a micro fleece. I wash it with polar plus makes it water proof for the most part. Breathes good and can layer to your liking underneath. Huge pockets. We had them make us custom pack covers also so you don’t get the swooshing noise rubbing off limbs.they made us gaiters and their design doesn’t work, I need to cut them apart and make them how I want them. There are things I would like different but for the most part they work perfect for our area. I have lots of Sitka and firstlite also and always wear the day one for my blacktail hunts only. I wear the other stuff for Idaho rifle hunts.or Alaska hunts.

[BigGoonTuna]

A vote for wool here also.  I haven't found anything that matches the quietness of wool and nothing seems to breathe as well either.  It's a shame that Cabela's stopped making their washable wool gear, had I known they would discontinue it, I would have bought several sets of shirts and pants.

The trick for me is wearing merino under layers, I can get pretty soaked and not really feel "wet" since you stay warm.  If it's supposed to be really nasty weather I break out the PVC raingear most of the time these days.

[Boss .300 winmag]

I can’t imagine hunting in tin pants, I wore them one winter working outside and that wasn’t much fun. Hunting in them would be terrible.🤯

I wear wool bibs when the weather gets cold.

[GASoline71]

Wool pants treated with Scotchguard to help make them water repellant.  Been doing that for eons in the elk and deer woods.

Gary

[James]

Ill throw out some newer waterproof options:
-Patagonia pow slayer bibs
-First lite Omen Stormshelter.

Most of the time I am elk or blacktail hunting I just wear rain gear like they are regular clothes. Maybe you guys are more lucky than I when it comes to finding days to hunt that are not constant downpours.

Little louder than wool, but better in the sopping wet.

[Taco280AI]

I really like Kuiu pants, mostly wear the guide pants. If wet the Yukon with Merino wool under.

[blackveltbowhunter]

https://pfannercanada.ca/product/loden-pants/

   I bought a pair of these a couple years back. Absolutely love them. They remind me of the old army surplus ones. But hold up better IMO. Big bill makes another option that looks similar but is like half the cost. I might pick up a pair of those this year to test out and compare.

  Steady rain is actually one of the easiest condition to stay dry as noise is nearly a non factor in good canopy with good rain. Pvc and wool and moving slow is super comfy. Once the rain stops is when things get wierd.

   BT hunters vary widely as well. Hunting in the rain is very different if your  hiking  logging road glassing cuts and covering big swathes of ground, vs still hunting timber benches and reprod all day.

[metlhead]

Most BT been killed by guys in jeans. Hard to go wrong with facts.

[7mmfan]

If I don't have to hike far or climb mountains, rubber boots, rubber pants, rubber coat. If I'm covering ground and climbing mountains, Kuiu Yukon Pants/Jacket and merino base layer. Always wear rubber boots if I can, but walking miles of logging roads in them is tough on the feet.

[2MANY]

If I was serious about hunting timber ground in Western WA for BT I would go to Madsens and buy a pair of these new Danner caulk(sp?) boots.

I used to love wearing my caulk shoes hunting.
Run up slick wet logs like a cougar.

[Mustelidae]

Tin pants have been good to me. Been wearing them for over 10 years and they will likely last my whole life. Theyre good for beating the brush, don't have to worry about blackberries or rips and tears. Also pretty water-resistant especially if you keep the fronts greased up. If I'm out in a torrential downpour the knees will usually get damp but it's not bad. Only bad thing is filson quit making them in the US. I bought a tin vest last year and was surprised to see it was made in bangladesh. The quality still seems good but I don't think I want to pay a hefty price for something made overseas.

[blackveltbowhunter]

Corks are great as long as not doing any gravel road travel. I still use hoffmans rubber quite often. Dont wear them with your fancy kuiu yukon tho. 

[2MANY]

They are a little noisy on gravel BUT there is nothing better for hunting in the wet cliff type BT country.
Those things can grab the smallest crack and get you places you should NEVER be. lol