Swamp hunters!!!!!

[born2hunt]

I wear my 18" LaCrosse rubber snake boots any where I can because I like dry feet, and most places I do fine but when I hunt real wet areas its best to just throw on some regular boots, jump in and go on with it. There's plenty of time to dry off after season. I do however have a pair of knee high snake chaps for when I leave the boots behind. I'll brave the water but I've had way to many close calls with snakes to go without protection.

[misfire]

I despise wet feet, but down here its a fact of life. This year will be my first season with rubber boots. Only thing left after that is waders.

[quavers59]

Yup--18" Lacrosse boots--love them for the swamps!

[OldSwamper]

I agree with the hip boots with the roll down upper portion if you will hunt somewhere you absolutely know you will be in water at some point, unless, of course, you intend to run and gun all day long.  if there is just a chance of water, get some good snake boots for safety reasons and if the situation calls for you to get wet, well, then get wet.

I once was standing on a ridge and a bird was hammerin' on the adjacent ridge, about 75 yds across the swamp.  As luck (or lack of) would have it, the swamp was just a shade higher than my snake boots.  snuck my way across 80% of the swamp, with completely wet feet, with the bird still hammerin' and moving up and down the ridge.  I was probably within 20 yds of the ridge and I got busted by a hen I never saw, started "putting" like crazy.  birds-1, hunter-0, and wet feet to boot.  just part of the game.  good luck with your decision

[Cut N Run]

I prefer to wear snake boots during my season here in south GA. I just keep going! Invest in a boot dryer too.

^^This works. 

[RutnNStrutn]

Where I hunt swamps down in Dixie, there's also lots of snakes. Cottonmouths, rattlers, pygmy rattlers, coral snakes, copperheards. So I use snake boots, and deal with it if they leak or the water goes over the top. Yes, boot dryers and sit them out in the sun!!

[Assault]

I hunt here in south Louisiana.... I wear Lacrosse Alphaburly..... I wear them year round.... we have all kinds of snakes... I'm just very mind full of where I step......


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[gergg]

Growing up and hunting in South Florida, we just wore some earth colored tennis/hunting type shoe with quick draining capabilities as the water was always going over boots. We never wore snake boots, but were very careful and had our eyes glued to the ground in front of us.....snake boots would be preferred, but they are a pain in the butt in the swamps. Up here in the mountains I do wear waterproof snake boots and they work perfect.

[TURKEYWHACKER]

Wore regular rubber boots for years, then lace up knee high snake boots, but for the last few years I have been wearing neoprene/rubber boots. I love the ability to roll them up and down that makes on/off easy.