Looking for New Boots and Opinions
03-08-2019, 12:37 PM
#21
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Marriottsville, Maryland
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03-09-2019, 08:04 AM
#22
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Northern California
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Dunno bout you...but just about 95 percent of the gobblers that I've shot with a shotgun, have tried to spur me; after I stepped on the neck of the downed bird just after I shot him. I do it as insurance in case he's just knocked-out by a pellet --- He'll start to flap his wings on his back an go to town with them spurs --- Bout 7 years ago --- on the public hunting land where I hunt... another hunter told me he'd just seen a guy that tried to pick-up a just-shot tom by the legs. The tom raked his arms with his spurs, with copious amounts of blood spewing out & down his arms.
Or...
Have you ever heard of "chickens running around after there heads were cut-off"???
Source:
"Why do headless chickens run"
Or...
Have you ever heard of "chickens running around after there heads were cut-off"???
Source:
"Why do headless chickens run"
03-09-2019, 11:29 AM
#23
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Marriottsville, Maryland
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I'm saying that...Gore Tex lined (or something similar) boots has been a real game changer on the outdoorsman scene --- With more game animals being harvested because of it. All of mine leak...so I might be out hunting for a new pair of Gore Tex Snake boots before turkey season rolls around.
03-09-2019, 04:36 PM
#25
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2005
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I'm saying that...Gore Tex lined (or something similar) boots has been a real game changer on the outdoorsman scene --- With more game animals being harvested because of it. All of mine leak...so I might be out hunting for a new pair of Gore Tex Snake boots before turkey season rolls around.
You shoot turkeys with shots that obviously aren't kill shots because the toms spur you. Because toms attack you with their spurs after you shoot them (I can see why they might be a little ticked off here), you wear snake boots to protect against the preventable spur attacks. Because of all of these spur attacks, your snake boots now leak and you need to replace them or risk snake slobbers. Or something like that. Dude, I think you belong in a Dilbert cartoon or something similar. I have never heard of anybody having all of these problems turkey hunting. Most guys would admit they're funnin' people but somehow I think you're dead (no pun intended) serious here.
03-10-2019, 10:39 AM
#27
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Marriottsville, Maryland
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Okay. If I am following your convoluted storyline properly...
You shoot turkeys with shots that obviously aren't kill shots because the toms spur you. Because toms attack you with their spurs after you shoot them (I can see why they might be a little ticked off here), you wear snake boots to protect against the preventable spur attacks. Because of all of these spur attacks, your snake boots now leak and you need to replace them or risk snake slobbers. Or something like that. Dude, I think you belong in a Dilbert cartoon or something similar. I have never heard of anybody having all of these problems turkey hunting. Most guys would admit they're funnin' people but somehow I think you're dead (no pun intended) serious here.
You shoot turkeys with shots that obviously aren't kill shots because the toms spur you. Because toms attack you with their spurs after you shoot them (I can see why they might be a little ticked off here), you wear snake boots to protect against the preventable spur attacks. Because of all of these spur attacks, your snake boots now leak and you need to replace them or risk snake slobbers. Or something like that. Dude, I think you belong in a Dilbert cartoon or something similar. I have never heard of anybody having all of these problems turkey hunting. Most guys would admit they're funnin' people but somehow I think you're dead (no pun intended) serious here.
03-11-2019, 02:50 AM
#29
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Germany/Calif.
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I used Danner Acadia boots for years as a duty boot. The Acadia is an awesome boot. The local cobbler was able to install new soles on the boots when they wore out after a few years (you do a lot of walking on concrete, etc. in Patrol. I haven't tried the Pronghorn but it looks like a brown version of the Acadia and I would expect similar results in longevity, etc. I did buy a pair of Danner Alsea boots a few years back for deer hunting. The very back end of the boot above the heel had a rough spot that I was not able to get rid of or make work. YMMV but I would check the boots out thoroughly before the end of any return policy if you buy a pair.
I check out the lining in my boots, the lining seems to be the biggest difference in quality and price. If the liner is done right the inside of the boot will mold to your foot.
Comfort has become a big deal for me as I've gotten older. I always did have tender feet and ankles after a few injuries that were never quite right again. Comfort, water resistance, warmth, sole life, hard to find it all in one package. Meindl came close with their climbers boots (Perfekt), but those things are bricks and are really heavy.
03-11-2019, 05:04 AM
#30
Nontypical Buck
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My aimpoint with a shotgun for gobblers is the waddles (just below the head on the neck). If he gets hit in the head with a pellet...he could be either brain dead or just knocked out. Either way...his heart is still beating and the majority of his neural pathways still functioning. Figure it out yourself.