I did a fair amount of hiking around Western WA this past year while working there. I wore my Goretex lined Lowa hiking boots most of the time, and the times when I didn't I wore my Danner work boots that also are Goretex lined. Most of the guys that I know that work there use the Lacrosse or Muck boots in the winter months. Now if you are going to be spot and stalk hunting I wouldn't recommend a heavily insulated boot but rather something in the 200-400gram fill. Your feet will sweat and will cause blistering and once you stop for extended periods of time your feet will get cold no matter how many grams of insulation you have. I have walked many many many miles in boots (former Army) in very wet conditions and always wore good Goretex lined leather boots. Now if you are going to be stand hunting and not doing a lot of walking maybe the heavy insulated boots will work fine. I wore Sorel boots when stand hunting in Indiana during deer season. By the time my feet started to get cold it was late enough in the morning that I could go back and warm up until the afternoon hunt.