Chest waders vs wading pants- Alaska moose hunt

[YOLO]

My Brother and I will be running up river in our boat in Alaska this September for moose hunting for about 14 days. We will be beaching/tying off the boat and hiking in from the river in search of good spots and if successful, packing meat out.

From your experience, what wader/hiking/packout setup do you prefer to run? Do you actually run into that deep of water that the full chest wader is needed vs wading pants?

 

[PredatorSlayer]

I went and did the same thing two years ago and never even put my waders on - just used rubber boots the entire two weeks. I am going again this year and will once again throw my waders in, but will only use them if it is pouring rain all day. They suck to hike in.

 

[YOLO]

Thank you for your feedback, that seems like a good approach and practical. I have not hiked in waders but I would imagine it would be like a sauna suit!