boot recommendations for western elk and turkey hunts

[bowhuntingw]

a buddy and i are planning a turkey hunt up in the black hills (SD/WY) area in may and im also planning an archery elk hunt in south central or south eastern montana, if the permit draws work out. im looking for a good pair of boots for those rolling hills/mountainous elevations and mixed forests. i know i'll be putting on more miles than usual so comfort and durability is real important this time. i know Danner is a top choice. others?

[Reaper]

I switch back and forth between Danner and Lowa for my Colorado Elk and muley hunts and bring both pairs of boots.

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[diamond10x]

I wear schnees beartooths for western hunting because they fit my feet good. Kennetrek, lowa, crispi, lathrop & sons all make good boots as well. These are all in a different league than danner. Not saying danners won’t work or they’re bad, they just aren’t going to be a great boot if the hunting you’re talking about doing is a regular every year trip for you.

[PlanoDano]

Every foot is different. I have some nerve damage which makes me need extra ankle protection. I have wide forefoot, very high arch, very high instep. I need a wide boot. Danner "light II" was my go to boot for backpack hunting for years but have since changed to Zamberlan 4014 lynx. I find the 11 inch boot support me better than an 8 inch. Going down in price point I would look and Saloman, Further down still Merrell and if I can hunt in light hikers I would go Altra. Good luck and try and go somewhere to try on boots before purchase.

[WyoBull]

I live here in Wyoming and hunt here in all types of terrain.
Kennetrek Mountain Extreme is what I recommend. They will give you great support which is what you want up here in this terrain.

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[TylerDale]

Any of the big name boot manufacture will do you good, but the real game changer is getting custom orthotics.

[bowhuntingw]

good info

[kerrbow]

I live here in Wyoming and hunt here in all types of terrain.
Kennetrek Mountain Extreme is what I recommend. They will give you great support which is what you want up here in this terrain.

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^^^^^This---hunted mountains for 50 years, best I have ever worn.

[txtrkyhunter]

I turkey hunt Wyoming and South Dakota black hills and use salomon X ultra 3 mid gtx and crispi crossover pro light. Love both.

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[7sdad]

My #1 is the Salewa Mountain Lite Trainers after those I'd look at Lowa Renegade or the Saloman Quest 4D. Some of the ones listed above are great boots if you have 2 years of wearing them everyday to break them in good enough to wear in the mountains without getting blisters. Salewa has a blister free guarantee.

[Patton]

I like my Salomon X Ultra 3 mids but the Salomon Quest 4ds have a much stiffer sole which won’t burn out your calves as quickly if hiking a lot of steep terrain.

[hooligan]

Salewa

[Txfshrmn]

Cody Lindeen would hunt barefoot!

[Randy]

I used to walk through a pair of danner pronghorns in 6 months.

I got a pair of crispi valdrez December of 2019 and they show very little wear today. I wear them daily.

[rferg84]

I've put a couple of hundred miles hiking on my last Danners between a bear hunt and 4-5 pheasant outings.

They have held up well even though Western Montana was not kind to them lol