Slunger if you are talking about primarily sitting in a treestand for whitetails then I recommend the LaCrosse rubber boots as well. I have 3 pairs for the entire season. And remember, when you go to buy a pair of boots take along a pair of your hunting socks so that you can insure proper fit when trying them on and walking in them.

My first pair is un-insulated that I bowhunt with until the weather starts getting below 50. With these I simply wear a thermax " liner sock" that wicks the moisture and keeps my feet dry.

My second pair is the 800gram Burlys. These get the lions share of work because I am typically comfortable in them down to about 25-30 degrees or so. I wear a liner sock with a wool sock over that to again wick the moisture away as well as insulate.

Below 30degs I wear a 1200gram pair and have yet to get cold in them in TN, MO, TX and KS. They are GREAT boots. Again I wear the liner sock and heavy wool (I am allergic to wool, but the liner socks keep the wool off my skin and I havent had any problems in 20 years of using them.). I typically duckhunt the last 2 weeks of January as well and it is usually COLD by then. These boots work great in the blind then as well.

I think the secret is keeping the boot dry between uses. I replace my boots when I get out of the woods with a simple slip on and try to let them dry somewhere during the middle of the day before use again that afternoon. At night they get either set on a bootdryer, placed over a floor vent or stuffed with newspaper and kept indoors. This also adds to the life of the boot as it helps the life of the materials inside the boot from deteriorating quicker as well. HIGH heat like right beside a fireplace or when dried with a hair dryer is tough on the materials and will ruin them in short order.

I have assembled a virtual collection of boots over the years but they just sit for occasional use for whatever, when I' m deer hunting its the rubber boots that get called on for duty. Another trick is to carry a towel or small piece of carpet if you are going to sit in a stand that has a metal or wiremesh bottom in it. Putting that piece of carpet under your boots will keep the cold metal off of the bottom of your boots and will amaze you how much difference it makes.

Good luck and may your skinnin knife need ALOT of resharpenin this season!
RA