I live and hunt in the Buffalo, NY area. We have cold, damp weather from October through March. johnl is correct, one of the main reasons your feet get cold is because the average male sweats up to one quart of sweat in an eight hour period. Get a pair of wicking socks and a pair of synthetic wool socks, such as Smart Wool, alittle more (about 14.00) but worth every penny. Bass Pro has a pair of Merino Lambs wool socks which are very comfortable and guaranteed for life, if they wear out just return them for another pair - 10.00. I bought two pairs. Remember... COTTON KILLS!!! Stay away from athletic socks. I have been wearing Lacrosse Burly Rubber boots for years. When the snow is really falling I wear Rocky Snow Stalkers 1000 grain thinsulate about 100.00.

I also agree with most of the other posts: ARTIC SHIELD BOOT COVERS. All you have to do is take their dry ice test and you will be sold. I have also foung the gloves to work perfectly. I started using them before I got the boot covers, when I shoot 3-D in January. Wind chills get well below zero on alot of days and I have found the gloves to be lite weight and warm. My next Artic Shield purchase may be the hand muff, great during archey season, the jackets are tooo warm.

Remeber what your mother told you and what I tell my Hunter Safety Students, if your feet are cold...put on a hat, if you have one on, put on a warmer one. The body is a machine and this human machine loses the majority of its body heat through the head and feet. If the brain gets cold it will divert the blood flow to keep it warm and the further extremities lose out. Think about it... when you are out in the woods walking, what is the first thing your do when you try to cool down...take off your hat!!!!