Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Shooting and Hunting => Topic started by: huntertrapper on March 01, 2008, 02:00:46 pm
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anyone wear moccasins when hunting. they are quieter and less bulky but you step on one sharp stone or stick while on a stalk the jig is up. ;D my dads friend takes his boots off and stalks if he sees a deer. but i just figure wear moccasins so you dont have to put boots on and off. :) i went a whole summer wearing mocs when i was in the woods and even stores ;). i was walking through creeks and my feet were always wet from dew. i even wore them to work on roofs. it makes ya appreciate boots. ;D
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I go barefoot from spring till fall. And occasionally in the winter if I'm too lazy to put shoes on :D. Quietest thing there is. I do have a pair of mocassins that I wear when it gets colder, but I loathe hunting in boots. It's like wearing a coat- too cumbersome and loud for my tastes :P.
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you go barefoot all day? :) do you hunt from a stand? i stalk around a lot or sit under a tree so i need quiet shoes. maybe ill try barefoot almost all year. ;D
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Yup :). I stalk- I don't have the patience for sitting in a stand/blind. It's been several years running where I've gone without shoes as much as possible. Early archery and small game season are my favorites because my feet are still tough from the summer, and the weather isn't cold enough to drive me into shoes yet ;)
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i dont think id even be allowed to do that. i get another rap cause i wear "stupid" moccasins
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I hunt in Moc's or boots. It depends on how many snakes I see. ;D As far as your feet getting wet, that's a gimme down here. I have hunted in Flip- Flops too.
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you wear flip flops? :)
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I need to get or make me a good pair of moskins for still huntiin, these work boots are a tad bulky. Flip flops, now that's an idea - got some roman sandles too, hmmm....
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Little bit cold here for bare feet come huntin season >:(
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aint to bad here in early archery. first day this year was pretty chilly i think was low forties or high forties in the morning and breezy
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Hey I have kicked my boots off and went in my socks to stalk a deer ,stayed within 30 yards of it for about an hour never harvested it just fun following it around there is a site called crazy eagle it is a native American site sells moccasin kits plains style hard sole but the hard souls are not like waishishu souls
Dennis
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okay thanks. :)
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You Boyz would have a wonderful time here in the Panhandle with all of the Cholla ...Prickly Pear...Barrel Cacti....Sand Burs and Goat Heads..To mention just a few....I could see you walking Barefooted or with Moc's here....would be a blast!!! Hell the Ants and Scorpions would love ya too!!!
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Here's mine, Seminole style;
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awesome! ;D nd yeah i can imagine in texas. :)
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For years i wore a pair of moose hide mocs everywhere , in the winter i wore sheep skin liners and oiled the leather weekly to waterproof it..... worked great... now i alternate between good boots and a pair of lightweight lakota style mocs, depending on the weather... Mike A/ho
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thats what i would usually do. mocs or boots. but i dont have any mocs right now. >:(
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I wear light hiking boots for everything from huntimg to dress shoes. Joel
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I'm partial to combat boots...but then that's what I was trained in. ;)
I made a pair of leather shoes when I was into reenacting the middle ages but my heels would get sore after a while (I guess the soles were not thick enough for my tender feet). In any case, I don't hunt in anything that doesn't have a really tough sole......wouldn't want a stray piece of glass or steel to ruin my hunting trip. ;D
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I like mocs on nice days, other wise it's boots. Put a pair of mocs on and you really slow down because of the sharp pointy things you might step on :o
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yeah any sharp stick or stone can hurt ya. >:(
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I have always wanted to make me a pair of mocs. I would love to see a build a long of how to make a pair
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yeah that would be neat. but many different styles you could do after different tribes around the US.
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If you dont want to worry about stepping on stones when wearing mocs the just go barefoot all warm seasons. I did all last year and there was very little that could hurt my feet. Even jagger bush branches on the ground would not hurt me. Going barefoot did not slow me down much at all. Do not underestimate the toughness of you feet, you just need to work them in. when going barefoot you dont need to worry about getting wet cause feet dry quiker than boots.
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yeah moccasins dry pretty quick if you dont think about the wet feet and if you are walking or sitting next to a fire.
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I'm a boot wearer. To much prickly-pear cactus where I hunt. I may try moccasins one of these times. I have some that I use when doing the Rondy's. Guess I never really thought about wearing them while hunting. Might try them this year. I don't believe I'll be going barefoot however... ;)
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In the early season, I wear mocs with rubbers, and kick off the rubbers when I get close. But later on in the season, you have to wear boots. It's too cold.
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same here.. i have waded up to my calfs in winter in moccasins trapping coon... not a fun experinece and we weere staying out there till the morning.. :)
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i hunt bare foot and prefer right after a light rain. absolutly no sound. course this is piny woods, no sharp stuf, well, not much.
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yeah after a rain or a light snow.
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wouldnt know about the snow. dont happen down here.
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yeah true.