how to make boots more quiet

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

get some replacement felt for wading boots/waders, and glue them on the bottoms....

[CAMPMEAT]

I always thought these things were for fruitcakes but Ive been hearing guys carrying them in their packs for making stalks. It makes sense, but just one more thing to have to carry and probably only useful in the early season unless you don't mind frost bite on your toes
http://www.rei.com/gear/feature/search/Google/Barefoot%20Shoes?s_kwcid=TC|13029|shoes%20with%20toes||S|e|7258645325&cm_mmc=ps_google-_-Category%20-%20Footwear_TOF-_-Footwear_Barefoot-_-shoes%20with%20toes&gclid=CLOTu6es6KoCFRxSgwodm13p9Q

Now those are pretty wild...... kinda Rainbow Family lookin'...

[jackmaster]

if you like the boot then take it to a shoe shop and have them resoled with a half inch cushion and the bob sole, i had this done to my jungle boots in the service because we walked everywhere with every thing we owned on are backs and your feet are way to important to have problems plus they are soft and quiet and you have good traction on wet rocks and logs 

[bowhunter851]

put wool socks over the top of them

[724wd]

Soft soled leather moccasins.

   i have these and love them!

http://www.moccasinhouse.com/MHProduct.asp?GroupID=11

that said, after wearing them outdoors, i find myself walking funny, trying not to wear the soles out with my normal gait.  i love a high arch boot and the funny walk in the moccs kinda makes my heals hurt.  but i love them!   

[brianb231]

Anyone try hunting with "Five Fingers" http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/products/Five-Fingers-KSO-Trek-Mens.htm#tabsBlock  ?

If everyone started wearing these in the woods, everyone would start screaming "Yetti", "Squatch" tracks everywhere. It would be an epidemic. Picture those prints in the mud. Bigfoot Lives!!!

[grundy53]

Anyone try hunting with "Five Fingers" http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/products/Five-Fingers-KSO-Trek-Mens.htm#tabsBlock  ?

I have a pair that were a gift. They are actually pretty cool. But I don't think I will ever actually wear them.... couldn't imagine someone catching me wearing them in the woods.

[lokidog]

learn how to walk like a deer. take three steps pause and take a moment to glass.
 if you do a lot of sneaking around on gravel roads a cheap pair of felt soul wading boots is just the ticket unless its real wet out -they aren't exactly waterproof.

I deer hunted in northern CA one year and the oak leaves were like walking through corn flakes.  I did not see a deer for an entire day, just heard them running away.  I started shuffling my feet in short little bursts to sound like a squirrel.  I got to at least see deer in the woods that way.

I also made carpet pieces to tie to my boots when walking the gravel roads in one area I used to hunt ML.

[jechicdr]

Anyone try hunting with "Five Fingers" http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/products/Five-Fingers-KSO-Trek-Mens.htm#tabsBlock  ?

I have a pair that were a gift. They are actually pretty cool. But I don't think I will ever actually wear them.... couldn't imagine someone catching me wearing them in the woods.

I try to hunt areas where there are not very many people...that way I can wear 5 toes and pantyhose (oh wait that was some other guy in a discussion of socks to wear while hunting) and not worry about embarrassing myself.

[Gobble Gobble]

I see lots of deer and hear others running for cover. I even had a young buck Sunday run right at me and stop within 20 feet before he even knew I was there ( I wasn't walking at the time). It's easy to see deer running away I'm concerned with the stalk and kill. With my set up I'm confident out to 70 yards.
 
I like the carpet idea and its durability.

[Snapshot]

...Hang them on your belt.