Not sure if the water goes over the top of your boots but you sure can't hunt when your feet get cold. Your feet get wet in cold weather and your day is screwed. If I'm on a full day hunt I take extra socks and I have the thermal boots with removeable liners which is a must and I always have a back up set of boots back in the truck along with my survival bag. Keep your feet and head warm as you'll lose most heat there. Stay away from rubber boots though.

Bobby

x2 on that. I still have mine in a drawer destined to never see light of day again. The batteries worked. LOL!

The uninsulated rubber boots will work, but they have to be at least 2x bigger to allow room for the extra socks and your feet to have room to breathe. Polypropylene and wool socks will go a long ways in keeping your feet warm.

Cotton catches moisture real bad, so that's not good material for socks and lacks the thermal properties of other better fabrics.

iSnipe

I hunt northern New England and mostly use rubber boots due to deep snow, water and cold. I never have a problem with cold feet and have used LaCrosse insulated boots in the past. The latest boot I bought was Muck Woody Max and they are light, comfortable and warm. I used them the past few days out on the ice while fishing and my feet were very warm with only a pair of medium weight wool socks.

Whatever you do, don't get the heated socks!!!! They are worthless.

I didn't like those heated socks, either. The ones I had used a D battery in each one. I guess I expected them to feel a little "toastier"....but really I could barely feel it. So, I vote no on the heated socks.

Take a HOTHANDS or two, and stick 'em in each boot. Don't even have to get them going before hand, just put them in and they should warm up on the way to your stand. Works great for snowy, blustery late season here.
BigBuck95 [-=

I’m pretty new to hunting, but not to keeping warm in the outdoors. In any winter sport, there is nothing worse than cold feet.

I find when I am actively walking, cold feet are not a problem. It's when I stop/get to my stand the coldness starts. A few things that I do to avoid cold feet when staying in one place whether in a stand or just staying put:

1. Avoid just standing. It seems to push the blood out of your feet and speeds up the numbness. Stomping your feet warms them up but is not conducive to quiet hunting. Best to find a seat and put minimum pressure on your feet.

2. Foot warmers. Not the electric kind but the chemical kind. It doesn't matter whether you use the hand warmers or feet-specific warmers, as long as they fit in your boot. The trick is to locate the warmer right where your toes are, either above or below (or both). It's the extremities that get the coldest so put the heat there. I picked up a bunch of them for a buck a pair at Wally World. They really work.

3. Wool socks. At least 80% wool is best. None of the new stuff works as well, IMO. Some poly-pro liners to wick the sweat are good, but it’s the wool that keeps you warm, even if wet. I had a really thick set of synthetic socks that started off great, but once they got a little wet, it was like I was barefoot.

4. Spare set of socks. I have sometimes had to hike a ways to get where I want to be, working up a sweat to get there. It’s nice to have a dry spare pair to change into, or put over the socks you wore to your destination.

5. Concerning the type of boots, something that breathes is best, but more important is how they fit. Too tight cuts off circulation, which in turn leads to numbness/cold. Learned this by skiing in too tight ski boots for a day. I would rather have something a bit loose (not too loose) to allow circulation both in and around your feet.

There are likely other things but I think the above will keep you in good shape.

put baby powder on your toes to keep the sweating down, that helps. changing your socks when you get to your stand helps too but thats kind of a PITA.
If its really cold I use icebreaker bootblankets and a body warmer inside them at the toe, but to be honest theyre a pain to move around in a treestand cause theyre huge. im going to try to find somthing a little more nimble next year.

I use standard no-name $10 rubber galoshes I got from Tractor Supply with two pairs of Rocky Insulated socks when in deep snow, water or muck and never had my feet get cold.

I have a pair of MUCK Wetland Boots which work real well with good wool socks and as has been said adhesive foot warmers in between the layers of socks. This has worked good for me at 15 or 20 degrees with total comfort all morning,streams no problem up to a foot deep.