My Top Boots for Deer Hunting - Early, Mid, & Late Season- Gear Talk | East Meets West Hunt - Ep 374

Welcome to Gear Talk, a new series of the East Meets West Hunt podcast. The Gear Talk episodes will be 10 to 20-minute bonus episodes that dive into specific gear items Beau Martonik uses and why. This episode details his complete hunting boot lineup for whitetail hunting from early to late season.
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:11 - Importance of Footwear in Hunting
00:03:30 - Impact of Wet Boots on Socks
00:03:43 - Benefits of Wool Socks
00:03:56 - Lightweight Trail Running Boots - INOV8 Roc-lite 286 - amzn.to/45QEqVp
00:06:54 - Mid-Season Whitetail and Elk Boots - Lathrop & Sons Encompass - call/text Stephen's personal number (618)-553-1665 - bit.ly/4f2eCd4
00:10:31 - Late Season Boots for Cold Temperatures - Schnee's Beartooth 200g - amzn.to/3xF95s0
00:13:25 - Using Boot Covers for Extreme Cold
00:14:47 - Honorable Mentions in Boot Selection - Crispi Wild Rock GTX and Crispi Thor boots
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[@Hallelujah_Outdoors]

Great video and information! I struggle with cold feet each year. I'm definitely gonna be switching to some better quality boots and darn tough socks!

[@lestaylor8873]

Great review! I definitely over-do it with boot insulation… even my early season boots are insulated. I agree 100% the arctic shield boot covers work great, but they are bulky to carry, and hard to put on. I’ve been thinking about taking some scissors to them to trim them down to something similar to the old Hotmocs. Thanks for the boot review!

[@johnstouter5951]

Great looking boots but definitely on the pricey side!!

[@craigarnold323]

Great video. I hunt in an area in upstate NY where traction is very important. Do boot manufacturers give a rating to the traction on their soles?

[@proudlyamerican2764]

Buea, I know venomous snakes are indeed scary! However take it from a bfe living sw va mtn runner wood trottin dude like myself 25yrs deep in big woods it's not a real valid concern. 1st the numbers are not big enough that it's a concern with timber rattlers " our only worry" being app fellas. 2nd damn copperheads are very small and idc of the stories,if ypu encounter one it'll be sub 30" and at biggest thumb sized and running away! 3rd that's it for concerns from swva to Maine and I've ginseng hunted,deer hunted,grouse hunted,turkey hunted and with a go as far as it takes in Cumberland mtn range at times 10miles per 20 plus days consecutive ginseng hunting. I've seen 1 copperhead and 1 rattler walking in the wood several more 4 wheeling. Stepped within 3" of a 13 rattler n button it rattled I freaked lol then caught it so I could shoe my dad then released her ignoring my dad's plea to kill it. I'd fight his ass over killing a snake that beautiful in it's house! Point being imo encounters very rare atleast for me and ginseng grows the biggest in em if ya can pick up what I'm laying down! Lol just incase some of yall actually worry with it! BTW outside of a bite hitting artery,neck,face with ol timber you have no worry anyway as long as you go to doc within a day or two preferably within 24hr. Basically it takes a bite in a place that swelling could suffocate you to kill you. Round here dudes be pentecostal,get bit suffer it out for a month without going to doc and never ever die. 1 lady got bit in face suffocated 8hrs later at hospital that somehow dropped the ball so bad her family got acouple milly! Look it up I wouldn't Josh yuns! Then the copperhead it's not lethal,it's not a worry,it's hardly big enough to bite over crocs! Lol if one was movie time on ya step in stride right on over it's Lil ass