When I first looked into western elk hunting I needed a good leather boot with support and good traction. Crispi was one that received high reviews at that time which was 12 years ago. I decided to go with Danner which were all USA made. I was able to try on the boots at a Cabelas and bought them. At that same time I tried on Rocky boots and they weren't comfortable. My 12 year old Danners are still going strong but were mostly used for just my yearly elk hunting trip. Here in Vt I hunt deer in Rubber boots.