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Upland Idaho Forum - Booting and Boots
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Shrthrcrzy
Supporting Member
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 Posted - 09/20/2011 : 14:55:52
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This is a question for some of you guys who hunt really rough, rocky ground, and guys who hunt multiple days both in and out od state like Kirklan.
What kind of boots do you guys like to use, and what kind of booting technique do you use? The only boots I have used didn't last very long, and since than its been duct tape and vet wrap. Im going to try the inner tube boots this year, because their cheap. |
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Tuckota
Supporting Member - The Legend!
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Posted - 09/20/2011 : 16:56:11
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Shrthrcrzy, I hunt over 70 days a year in pretty rough chukar country and train and scout at least another 70 times. I don't have any cactus in the areas I hunt but lots of shale rock, puncture weed, etc. I have had a gash or two on pads but they have always healed quick. None of the guys I hunt with have ever used them either although sometimes it might look like they need it because of the blood traacks in the snow.
The dogs have more cuts on the upper ankles from scraping on the side of rocks but they callous over also.
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Edited by - Tuckota on 09/20/2011 16:57:58 |
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JPC
Hungarian Partridge>300 Posts
USA
433 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2011 : 20:32:17
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Don't know if he gets on the website anymore  , but if I were you I might shoot DOlsen an email. If I remember right I think he has had a lot of luck with intertube approach with Katie's tender feet.
Neka took after Wally and has pretty good feet. She gets in more trouble with barbed wire than she tares up her feet. |
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situk
Supporting Member
USA
532 Posts |
Posted - 09/21/2011 : 09:43:34
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Shrthrcrzy, I wrote this a while back. I have tested a lot of boots. I usually do not have problems but occasionally the need arises to boot the dogs.
Guys,
It seems I have been the rounds with the boots; I don’t think there is a perfect boot out there for any dog. Here is what I have found personally and this is only my opinion.
Inner tubes: I think this is a great idea, but I found that after several days of use they rub the front knuckles of the dog’s feet raw. This will cause more problems in the long run with healing and downtime. There is a great post on the Pointing Dog Journal on how use them. Or, you can Google it and the guy who wrote the article has the same information on his website.
Lewis boots: These boots work pretty well, but I found the same problem with the rubbing on the front knuckles after several days’ use. Kirklan shared a tip with me this year: He mentioned to put a baby sock on the dog’s foot first and then the boot. This did solve my problem for multi day use. In a pinch, I will wrap sports tape all the way down the foot. Be careful not to wrap in too tight. I also recommend buying the Lewis boots with drain holes in them. The dogs always find water somewhere, and they are usually in the middle of it. These boots will stay on the dog all day when attached properly.
Dogbooties: I purchased a set of these recently to try them out. The upside to these boots is they have a great technology to help the boot stay on. I think they call it Velcro stretch. This does work. They are also very light and you can carry them in your vest and use them in an emergency. The downside is they wear out fairly fast. You may only get two or three hunts before you need a new pair. I believe they price them to be disposable, 2.50 each. These boots saved our SW Utah trip two weeks ago. I recently made another order this week for the 1000 denier cordura style.
http://www.dogbooties.com/dogbooties.html
I personally will use the Lewis boots when I hunt Arizona or other desert places because of the durability of them. The dogs get use to them very fast, and they do not seem to affect their stride. For some reason my dogs’ feet seem to be breaking down lately and I needed to solve the problem on multi-day hunts. Last week, we were hunting in crusted snow and one of my dog’s front feet were bleeding pretty badly, and he started to shut down on me. I pulled out of my vest the dogbooties and put them on in the field and the problem went away. I tend to go for the day and not return to the truck until the day’s hunt is over, so these light booties helped the dog keep going for our hunt that day.
Sorry about the long winded explanation,
Todd
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Todd Petersen
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Shrthrcrzy
Supporting Member
USA
612 Posts |
Posted - 09/21/2011 : 14:15:50
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Hey thats good info Todd, thanks. When you measure your dogs foot for lewis boots, do you measure width across with their weight on their foot??
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JPC
Hungarian Partridge>300 Posts
USA
433 Posts |
Posted - 01/01/2012 : 14:08:27
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Used the Lewis booties I got for xmas yesterday and was super happy with how they are going to work out. Neka put in 30 miles yesterday and isn't foot sore at all today.
Putting them on is actually pretty easy and they stayed on surprisingly well. I am stoked to have them now. |
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Talon1
Blue Grouse>50 posts
USA
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Posted - 01/29/2012 : 08:42:30
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shrthrcrzy, you measure them from the back of the triangular pad to the end of the toe nail. I am going to pick up the Lewis boots for rock. My PP comes home with bloody, torn up feet if the hunt involves lava rock. Her feet will not condition. I have been putting a pad conditioner on her pads lately and that seems to help heal faster and her cuts have not been as bad. I currently have some of the Lion Country Supply cordura boots since I hunt one area for pheasants that has a ton of goat heads. They work really well for that, but I would not use them in lava rock. I put on some of the vet wrap on her legs, then the boot, then duct tape over the closures. I haven't had any of them come loose yet.
I was hoping that my dog's feet would get tougher over time, but they have not. In fact, I am quail hunting today instead of chukars because of her feet. |
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