Trail shoes for hunting

[Johnboy041586]

I've been using lems boulder summits. I wear them everyday for everything. There waterproof and extremely lightweight

 

[Splee]

What happens if you don’t change your socks? My feet sweat bad but 4 pair?! Seems crazy. Like many people here, I like my trail runners other than the part where they let dust in. I haven’t done a lot of backpacking in them but I’d be confident in them for that and for nasty terrain, the exception maybe scree where my ankles might get banged up. I’d go for it if I were you.

 

[nphunter]

Everyone has to decide for theirselves what works. I switched to Altra lone peaks a while back and love them. I’ve been all over the mountains 99% off trail with them. Packed out several animals including packing elk quarters for over 10 miles last year from 3 different bulls. Two of those bulls I was packing a front and rear quarter at the same time. One pack out was 1500’ in 3/4mile. My bull we packed out in super rocky terrain for 4 miles one way with two creek crossing. I feel so much better and less fatigue than wearing my Scarpa boots. You have to learn to not do stupid stuff like try to toe in or kick stuff which I did all the time with my Scarpas. Also where I hunt there is cactus so I have to be careful, overall I enjoy them much more.

I prefer the none gortex for warm days because even if they get damp they dry super fast, I wear gortex ones on rainy days or spring/winter when I know I will be in cold wet all day. The biggest problem with gortex is once it’s wet it pretty much stays wet until I’m home, even if I soak my none gortex I can walk them dry in a couple of hours if it drys out.

 

[fngTony]

I really like my Asolo Falcons. Not quite a sheep hunt boot but great for the Colorado deer and elk archery season (also not good for the swamps if hunting moose).

 

[LongWayAround]

I love my lone peaks on trails, but I choose heavier boots for hunting.

 

[Burnsie]

I've been wearing these trail running shoes from Inov-8 for the past few elk hunts in SW Colorado. They are Gortex and have graphene soles. I love them - my legs and feet are much less fatigued at the end of the day compared to my stiff, heavy Miendles. I can cover more ground and I feel like I'm more quiet and stealthy. I'm good pretty much for all of Fall archery unless we get some deep September snow.

 

[CHIEF CRNA]

Do it all the time. I will sometimes where lightweight water shoes with the biggest wool socks I can find over the top of them. Keeps everything a lot quieter when walking around in crunchy stuff.

Genius idea right there.

 

[hibernation]

I used trail runners for awhile, biggest thing I didn't like was all the dry dust and dirt that works through the mesh. Plus they wet out real quick in wet grass after a light rain. Trying out the vivobarefoot tracker lows this year, so far I think they'll be a big improvement.

 

[def90]

I get moving some posts around from the general forum to the various sub forums but everytime this happens it’s pretty much the kiss of death for the thread..

 

[mtnbound]

This is for Archery season in Colorado (place yourself there)

What is everyone's thoughts on using trail running/hiking shoes during archery season chasing elk? I have been thinking of this for a couple of years, but I have been deployed for the last two archery seasons.
My feet sweat really bad and I always am having to carry four pairs of socks to change out throughout the day. I wear Lowa Gortex boots of Crispi Gortex. I have numerous pairs of them, and have always thought I needed big extra support boots while in the High Country. However, growing up, I ran all around the Colorado mountains with just my sneakers. I want to get something that is lighter and breaths. I do want gortex just just prevent my feet from getting soaked from the morning dew in meadows etc.

What does everyone else use? If you wouldn't wear them, tell me why?

My feet sweat as well, and when I wore ESCs from Vivo, they really helped. However, I had to quit wearing them because they caused a foot issue, so I switched to the Altra Lone Peak hiker. You can get them with a waterproof membrane, but I have not tried them. The LP's have good traction and breathe exceptionally well, but when side-hilling with a heavy load, my foot does slide more than I like. I recommend you try Yak wool socks; they are the best I have found for moisture management. You might also try Crispi Thor 2 if you want a stiff boot or the Attiva if you want more flex.

 

[fngTony]

I get moving some posts around from the general forum to the various sub forums but everytime this happens it’s pretty much the kiss of death for the thread..

Are you talking about this thread or just a general statement about moving threads?

 

[WaWox]

I used the stiffest Salomon trail runner (can't recall model name) for backpacking for years [couldn't imagine running in it, way too stiff] in water proof version and my wife used the not water proof version. It was hard to tell which of us did better with this -- she had feet wetter more often but when wet they were wet for less time. Probably really depends on climate which one wins, but I went not water proof going forward.

I have since also changed to zero drop and lower stack height. I absolutely love my vivo forest trackers -- I recently did a 6k elevation gain + 6k loss day (not a heavy pack , just a day hike) over predominantly loose rock, shale, scree, overgrown trail, blowdowns, and some snowfields and 100% would take them again.

I think the biggest risk for off trail trail-runner use is when you use too high a stack height. Super easy to "slide off" the sole, so to speak, and ruin an ankle. That's why I went with super minimalist shoes.

 

[justinspicher]

I love trail runners, but we have cactus and a trail runner doesn’t offer much in the way of protection.

 

[cq0302]

I recently bought the on cloud cloud rock shoe after being a hard core Salomon wearer. I put about 100 miles on them last week in Wyoming and absolutely love them. When it was hot I never had a problem with the Solomon’s hunting so I don’t see these being very different. I have put piles of miles on with light boots, with heavier loads than anyone would ever carry hunting for a duration. Some of the stuff boot stuff is over state for most scenarios imo.

Good insoles and good ankle mobility are key though. I have two pairs of super feet coppers that I’ve been rocking for an untold number of miles.

 

[blackfloorarchery]

I run Black Diamond Mission LT and Mission Leather shoes with gaiters at times. Approach shoes have toe caps, durable uppers, and are generally have sticky flexible soles. For still hunting/call and ambush hunting they work great. $600 Kenetreks are like bricks on your feet. Light shoes with good protection are where it’s at.


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[Mdfowlman2]

I recently bought the on cloud cloud rock shoe after being a hard core Salomon wearer. I put about 100 miles on them last week in Wyoming and absolutely love them. When it was hot I never had a problem with the Solomon’s hunting so I don’t see these being very different. I have put piles of miles on with light boots, with heavier loads than anyone would ever carry hunting for a duration. Some of the stuff boot stuff is over state for most scenarios imo.

Good insoles and good ankle mobility are key though. I have two pairs of super feet coppers that I’ve been rocking for an untold number of miles.

How is the fit on the cloud rocks? I have a pair of their cloud runners and they’re beyond comfortable