I hunt South Central and Nort Central PA, and I love my Crispi Wyoming boots. They can be a little warm on hot days, but adjusting my socks helped with that.
My feet have ended up wet while wearing mine hunting turkeys in the spring or deer in the winter, but I've figured it out that it was either heavy dew, snow or crossing a creek and my pants got wet, which in turn got my socks wet at the top and then wicked into the boot. I started wearing gators in the snow, but need a lightweight pair for spring. I've stopped in shallow creeks multiple times to check waterproofing and have never gotten wet feet then.
I got a pair of Thor's to try this year, to see if they would be cooler, but I fell down our house steps and missed the last 2 weeks of our season, so can't say.
My Wyoming boots will wick moisture, as mine will get damp in both sides of the flex points on my boots when my feet really get to sweating.
For me, I got replacement insoles and they are more comfortable for my old man body. Two of my daughters and a husband and a fiancé all have been happy with their insoles and think I'm just a crazy old fart. The one daughter just bought Superfeet insoles to try, so I'm waiting to see how she likes them.
There are multiple boot manufacturers making great boots that will last and be comfortable. Some of them making one fit or last style, but others making different fit/lasts for different feet. Crispi boots seem to all have different nuances to them, with some being more narrow and others being wider in the toe box area. The Wyoming are a bit wider, as I wear wide in all of my other boots, but with them I got the regular width and have room for Darn Tough full cushion socks down to their lightweight cushion socks. The Thor's are a lightweight sock only fit, as they're on the snug side. Their website has some of this information and they've been helpful when I've called them too.
For the Crispi boots with their ABSS, for me they took a while to get the right fit and support feeling around my ankles. The first year that I had my Wyoming boots I wore them side hilling in deer season, but didn't think they were going to work for that as my ankles weren't feeling supported. I wore them 26 days the next Spring Gobbler season and by the end of the season I could tell that I finally got them fitting my ankles better and they now fit and feel great when side hilling with them.
Sorry for the rambling. Good luck with your selection on whatever boots you decide on!!
