Fair enough Gryphon, just rereading my previous post where I said "dedicated hunting boots", this is a very blanket statement, may have been better if I said dedicated outdoor boots. I am similar to barcoo, I made a poor choice in the boots I selected with soles that were too stout, due to my inexperience also. I still have an open mind on buying hunting or hiking boots and, after reading what the rest of the fellas are saying about the deals Cabelas have and the Aussie dollar 0.86c at the moment I would definately consider buying from OS !
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