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<blockquote data-quote="pcat" data-source="post: 461068" data-attributes="member: 26990"><p>Hi quil. I have had simular experience with Danners. These guys touting Danner have never used them in steeps.I distroyed every pair I ever used within two days.I hunted the area you mentioned (little bridge)and it was too crowded for me.I hunt the Little Slate Crk,Midnight Mt.,Gardner mt. all the way up to Twisp Pass.Brutal and steep but seldom overrun with pumpkins like the Little Bridge.If you get up to 5700 ft before light and watch the saddles on opening day,you should be able to fill your tag.I have made shots of 700 yds on bedded bucks on sunny days but you need boots that will hold up.For the last ten yrs I have been using Asolo sasslongs.I have three pairs in various conditions.They are gortex but breath really well and have never gotten a blister or hot spot because of moisture.If you grease your feet with coconut oil and wear two pairs of socks,you need not tape your feet,either.Go to <a href="http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/83043_Asolo-Sasslong-Gore-Tex-Backpacking-Boots-For-Men.html?utm_source=GoogleBase&utm_medium=PaidShopping&utm_term=Asolo_Sasslong_Gore-Tex_Backpacking_Boots_-_For_Men&utm_campaign=PCGOOGLEBASE11&codesProcessed=true" target="_blank">Asolo Sasslong Gore-Tex® Backpacking Boots (For Men) - Save 32%</a> $169 . Note: These are all leather and nothing to melt and catch on fire if you get close to the campfire. Leather just is better for durability,too.I change boots daily and use a low energy drier so I never wear them more than every three days.If I am force to use one pair overnite, I use the drier when I come out. The gortex keeps them pretty dry but sweating isn't something that isn't going to happen when climbing verticle up a mile or more within 3 miles of the road. Ps.Thomson Ridge is like a major destination for half the methow valley on opening day.Down in the dnr sage brush is where the rest of the hunters are.The deer are buggy and full of parasites but ,if you don't mind spraying your trophy with raid before skinning him,you can get all you want.lol Give me high country and migrators everytime.I have never shot a muley with so much as a tick in +30yrs of hunting up there.Better tasting than alfalfa fed deer,too.The work is worth it and if you have to stow them in a ravine for a few days,its usually cold enough that they aren't going to spoil like they will down in the valley.luck,pcat</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pcat, post: 461068, member: 26990"] Hi quil. I have had simular experience with Danners. These guys touting Danner have never used them in steeps.I distroyed every pair I ever used within two days.I hunted the area you mentioned (little bridge)and it was too crowded for me.I hunt the Little Slate Crk,Midnight Mt.,Gardner mt. all the way up to Twisp Pass.Brutal and steep but seldom overrun with pumpkins like the Little Bridge.If you get up to 5700 ft before light and watch the saddles on opening day,you should be able to fill your tag.I have made shots of 700 yds on bedded bucks on sunny days but you need boots that will hold up.For the last ten yrs I have been using Asolo sasslongs.I have three pairs in various conditions.They are gortex but breath really well and have never gotten a blister or hot spot because of moisture.If you grease your feet with coconut oil and wear two pairs of socks,you need not tape your feet,either.Go to [URL="http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/83043_Asolo-Sasslong-Gore-Tex-Backpacking-Boots-For-Men.html?utm_source=GoogleBase&utm_medium=PaidShopping&utm_term=Asolo_Sasslong_Gore-Tex_Backpacking_Boots_-_For_Men&utm_campaign=PCGOOGLEBASE11&codesProcessed=true"]Asolo Sasslong Gore-Tex® Backpacking Boots (For Men) - Save 32%[/URL] $169 . Note: These are all leather and nothing to melt and catch on fire if you get close to the campfire. Leather just is better for durability,too.I change boots daily and use a low energy drier so I never wear them more than every three days.If I am force to use one pair overnite, I use the drier when I come out. The gortex keeps them pretty dry but sweating isn't something that isn't going to happen when climbing verticle up a mile or more within 3 miles of the road. Ps.Thomson Ridge is like a major destination for half the methow valley on opening day.Down in the dnr sage brush is where the rest of the hunters are.The deer are buggy and full of parasites but ,if you don't mind spraying your trophy with raid before skinning him,you can get all you want.lol Give me high country and migrators everytime.I have never shot a muley with so much as a tick in +30yrs of hunting up there.Better tasting than alfalfa fed deer,too.The work is worth it and if you have to stow them in a ravine for a few days,its usually cold enough that they aren't going to spoil like they will down in the valley.luck,pcat [/QUOTE]
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