Muck Boots

Mark W

Mark W

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I've been considering buying some muck boots (not the brand, the type). Haven't done too much looking around so don't know what to look for. What I have learned s that there is a whole world of prices of these
I don't know if I even need them or will use them much but think I will. My plans would be to wear when out scouting and to wear while ice fishing. Probably other times as well but haven't thought if it too much.


So what do I look for in these things? User review have been helpful in eliminating a couple that are not waterproof as claimed. I know I don't want to spend a ton of money. I know easy slip on slip off would be a bonus.


Thoughts.


Mark W
 
Mark, not sure where the $ line is, but the LaCrosse boots have done well for me.

I think I have the Burly. They're about 15 years old and cover everything from ducks to deer to ice fishing and driveway shoveling.

Mine are all rubber uppers. Hit the seams with Aquaseal last year. 1,200 gram thinsulate. Easy on with a positive fit.

Think they're in the $110-$130 range.

No experience with the neoprene types.or other brands, only pair I've had for 15 years
 
Mark, I am a huge Muck boot fan. I had a pair of Lacross boots, but found the stiffer plastic particularly difficult to tuck my pants into. I roll the mucks half way down for easy on, easy off, and easy tucking in of any pants. That said, the soft sided mucks are very susceptible to cuts, tears, and punctures. I keep tube of shoogoo handy for repairs.
 
Mark,

I've got the Muck brand boots with the neoprene uppers. I much prefer these over the rubber uppers. The neoprene is a lot less bulky and more forgiving while walking. I find that I can usually wear the legs of my pants, either pulled down the outside of the boot OR tucked inside the boot. ( wearing your pant legs on the outside of the boot will help protect against the above noted abrasions.)

Best advise I can give is don't get a size that is too tight, better a bit loose to allow for a thicker pair of socks. Your feet will sweat in any rubber boot and the thicker socks will help keep your feet drier.
 
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Mark I have the Muck Arctic pro and a pair of Muck wetlands. The pro's are great on the ice. I scout /deer hunt in the wetlands. Round up if your a 9 1/2 to a 10 . I use to wear Burly's but had problems pulling them off with a high arch.
 
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It has been reported that the Muck Boot company donated to a anti-trapping organization, bought my last pair.
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John,

When did this occur? What organization received the donation? What was the amount of the donation? Who made this report, TV station, newspaper? If so, who?


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Have worn out a couple pairs of the Lacrosse burley,s over the years when I was doing a lot of quail hunting. Lat time I needed replacement bought a pair of muck wetlands when they first come on the mkt. Although I like the roll down leg i,ve found the arch support totaly different than than lacrosse,s. Tryed different insoles to correct but still not comfortable to walk very far in. Picked up a pair of Kamicks this spring for turkey season and those are very comfortable to me. Same roll down neoprene uppers as mucks with same amount of insulation. A good deal cheaper and I beleive same quality.
 
Mark~

I, too, really like the Muck boots. I am on my second pair - after many years of excellent service. Thorns can do a job on the neoprene uppers but I prefer them to a rigid upper knee boot. I cannot recall the model of my first pair but my current pair is Edgewater II. The tread is a bit more aggressive than my earlier pair but not as aggressive as the Wetland, I believe. The first pair tread was a bit slippery on these Washington County hillsides but the Edgewater IIs have been fine.

Pants can easily go inside or over.

All the best,

SJS
 
The controversy or situation they were trying to back away from was a contribution they made to the Humane Society, then they said it was a local humane society not associated with HSUS which is one of the most anti hunting trapping and farming organizations out there, Google it, they tried to shimy out of it but I am still calling the BS card, they would of never said a word about it until they got jumped by big big players threatened to send there stuff back.
 
Check out the company Boggs... The commercial fishermen down here in Cape May NJ have gone from Muck Boots to Boggs because the Mucks just couldn't stand the abuse. I picked up a pair of Boggs about three years ago and use them all the time from fishing, hunting, and whatever else I need boots for. The ones I have are just a few inches lower than my knees. No rips or hang ups, no rubber chips. Really solid and comfortable warm boot
 
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Ok...for those of you that don't know..I'm a cattleman now. We have real winter, I'm working in sub-zero temps and snow most of the season. Spring time is mud until May. Barbwire, sagebrush, feeding hay, calving.. all the stuff cowboy's do.

Since I retired from the CG in 09, I've been ranching. I've been in either Bog's or Mucks for the past seven winters. It's pretty much the only foot wear cowboy's use during winter here in Eastern Oregon.


Get whatever's cheaper....period...dot.


If you are hard on boots the way we are it won't matter. You basically just get a year out of them. But my feet's wouldn't survive without them. Our annual trip to the feed store for winter boots horrified my father when he noticed the price had climbed again.


So just get the cheapest, unless one or the other doesn't fit right.-Seth


ps. Also be thinking "gut-wagon" they don't take long to stink to high heavens. The best advice is put them on a boot drier after each use, and go heavy on foot powders.
 
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