Any will work, IF they fit. I have used the leather lined le chameau boots (chasseur?) for many years because they arent insulated and the fit and lining provide much better security for terrain than most rubber boots did, and I was wearing thru the heel of neoprene lined boots very quickly. They are WICKED $$$$$ though. I’m on my 4th or fifth pair, I generally get 5 years out of a pair, where I was only getting less than a year out of the muck and lacrosse boots at the time. They make an insulated model (nord something?) but Ive never used them. My use is both deer hunting (often 6-8 miles a day) and bird hunting (same) in terrain similar to what you’ll find across much of eastern canada and northern new england, as well as year-round use just mucking around in swampy ground. I put 7.7 miles in this saturday in them scouting a swamp in the mountains for this fall.
Unless you have a VERY good reason to get those, Id steer you to something different just due to the price tag. I have a pair of newer lacrosse alpha aegility (?) boots that are much, much better than the old alpha burly’s I used to use. The foot hold is better and the sole is much more supportive, so putting some miles on is a lot easier on the feet. They are a bit warmer because of the neoprene lining (which may or may not be good depending on how and when you’ll use them) but they are a lot cheaper. Worth trying on a pair. I would 100% recommend the alpha agility model, not the alpha burly’s though.
The AK folks swear by extratuff boots. I’ve never seen that brand outside alaska, no one around here uses them, but Im told they have some good models…cant compare personally though.
