no doubt about it...rubber all the way!

i can smell my leather boots when i enter the room they are in from the oils i put on them....plus, they are pure leather..no liner or anything....leather is very breathable...your stinky feet are going to stink up the woods....i noticed a big difference in deer winding me and sightings overall once i quit wearing leather boots to the stand....

but, your rubber boots need taken care of...they need to be clean and scent free....new ones have their own smell...i dont have trouble walking the smell right off of them....but once bow season rolls around, i wear them bowhunting, spary them down, back in the bin they go with the clothes and the rest of my stuff...