K-9 trappers what is your boot material?
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Boots you wear when trapping K-9's - are they rubber, leather, or what?
I use insulated rubber soled leather hunting boots for their light weight and comfort, and because I walk on rock too often. Rubber boots might leave less scent.
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Re: K-9 trappers what is your boot material?
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I guess the real question is whether or not rubber boots would make a difference in the amount of human scent or how long it takes to dissipate. Theory is one thing. What trappers actually use may be another.
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I wear rubber knee boots, only because some places I have are near marsh and sometimes I have to walk in or around some water.
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Re: K-9 trappers what is your boot material?
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I wear the rubber boots to keep my feet dry I don't worry about the scent that much dry/windy here sometimes I wear just leather boots if it's a dry spell.
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Re: K-9 trappers what is your boot material?
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Leather lace up hunting boots that I clean thoroughly before season, then go ahead. I can’t stand a full day in knee boots. Also SIZE 15 insulated so they are so large that it is difficult to shift on the ATV or use the pedals on the UTV.
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Re: K-9 trappers what is your boot material?
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Oldtime Lacrosse grange boots before deer season, pacs after.
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Re: K-9 trappers what is your boot material?
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Still looking for a good pair of rubber boots that will hold up for a season or two lots of spendy junk out there!
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Re: K-9 trappers what is your boot material?
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I just have a pair of Irish setter and a pair of pronghorn hunting boots I wear. Not rubber. In winter I have some pacs. Wearing these every day checking sets after awhile I know they smell like the skunks, coons, possums, coyotes, foxes, Badgers, and anything else we catch. Step into any catch circle and bound to pic up some odors even rubber will do that. If I wear these outside and the neighbors dog comes over, he is ALL OVER my shoes instantly checking out the odors. Did same thing when I used to wear rubber hip boots to run couple line, he was ALL over those boots checking out the smells. Rubber does too pick up odors, if you think it won't please smear some dunlaps hellfire on them, try to wash it off and then see if your wife can detect the skunk odor I'd wager she still can...mine can. Now after not focusing so much on trying to be odor free I have caught way more coyotes, had way more fun, and i just wear what's comfortable and warm but try of course to not walk through puddles of oil, gas, be around smokers, etc. I am not concerned about type of shoe they all pick up odors just only concerned about where I use them. And they seem to get better and better after every catch and remake I'm standing at! Don't focus on the scent thing too much just be sensible about it. I don't know if rubber or leather are better for containing my stink, but I do know both will pick up and hold other smells like catch circle odors, so to me it doesn't matter a hill of beans for scent control I just need to be able walk comfortably and stay warm. Jim
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Re: K-9 trappers what is your boot material?
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Trapping in my youth I shadowed a guy who would roll out a mat and walk to the set, make it then walk back to the trail, roll the mat up, toss in his basket and continue on. Did it help having his scent on the trail but not 5' off where he set? Perhaps it was in remote locations. My father-in-law drives to the shop then walks to and from where folks leave their vehicles for service. That same evening they leave tracks in his foot steps.
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Re: K-9 trappers what is your boot material?
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Spent the bucks for the Alpha Burly boots that cost over $100 and went through that pair and another pair at a similar cost both cheap material and seams cracked. I have a cheap pair of Drake boots that lasted me 4 years so far and are still going just need heavy socks to keep the feet warm in the cold spells. $40 boots last years and $125.00 won't last a season but look pretty? LOL
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Re: K-9 trappers what is your boot material?
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I guess the real question is whether or not rubber boots would make a difference in the amount of human scent or how long it takes to dissipate. Theory is one thing. What trappers actually use may be another. I don't think every trapper putting up hundreds of coyotes are all wearing the same boot.
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A guy once asked how can a coon hound find it's owner if he's wearing rubber boot? LOL Odor left is not just from the feet alone that a K-9 can pick up on you would think. A deer 50 yards away is not picking up on your boots alone he is picking up on you!
He's going to know your were there just get in and out ASAP kind of like they don't fear a truck driving around odor wise but if you change your oil next to a set it might hurt your chances. LOL
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