I am doing a Moose/Caribou hunt in October. Looking for advice about footwear. Do I need glacier socks and Kolfak boots? or will Rubber bottomed leather upper pack boots be sufficient?

I hunted in the Crabbes River area in 1996 and when I discussed footwear with the outfitter I used, he suggested knee high rubber wading boots and that is just exactly what I wore and had no problems whatsoever. They were slip ons, not lace ups, and I was walking 4 to 6 miles daily and they held up real well.

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Originally posted by hvrhunter:
I am doing a Moose/Caribou hunt in October. Looking for advice about footwear. Do I need glacier socks and Kolfak boots? or will Rubber bottomed leather upper pack boots be sufficient?

what your outfitter recommend? i do not see the need of Koflach boots. rubber boots with insole will be enough.

I also used knee high rubber boots for my hunt. Make sure they are comfortable.

I agree 100%. 18" Lacrosse rubber boots

Yes, ankle-fit knee high rubber boots. I used Mucks.

Mine were not ankle fit. They were the exact same boots I wore everyday while working at the Fort Worth Zoo. I still were the exact same boots everyday and they serve me well.

People ask me how I can stand to wear the things, but I have been doing so since 1982.

Wore them on the 1996 hunt in Newfoundland, the 2000 hunt in Nunavut for Musk Ox and Caribou.

Wore them in 2010 on a bLack bear hunt in Idaho.

They just take getting used to. I have been wearing this type boot since 1982 and have no problems.

muck has a new lace up knee high that i wear now day I like the a lot better then slip on's

I have hunted moose in Newfoundland on two occasions. During both hunts, I wore Lacrosse Grange (knee high, uninsulated, and ankle-fit) rubber boots (with Superfeet insoles) and SmartWool socks.

I used knee high ankle fit rubber boots,as did my buddy. Worked great. FYI, the guides wore the exact same thing.

Muck Boots!