ORIGINAL: targethogs
They are a issue here in Southern California, and we keep a pretty good lookout for them. Snake boots are a plus, I think they can get 8 to 10" of elevation off the ground, so I thinksnake bootswould help here. In the summer and late summer here we see them almost every time out.
Nasty! When I hunt in Fort Peck in Montana elk hunting there supposively there too but yet have I had a run in with one. I hope it stays that way.