How To Keep Your Feet Warm Throughout Deer Season?

Cold feet can be big trouble for hunters when on the field during cold days. While they might make you sick during the trip, cold feet distract you from your tasks, such as making a hunting strategy, walking, or observing your targets.

It is important to find out the best ways to fix such problems. In this post, we’re going to share with you how to keep your feet warm throughout deer season.

Use Toe Warmers

If your budget is loose a bit, buying toe warmers is a worthy investment since it does work in keeping your feet warm.

Slightly different from hand warmers, this device isn’t as hot and doesn’t last long either. Still, if left out, it can reach a max temperature of 165 degrees F.

The way toe warmers work is commonly made of activated charcoal, salt, iron powder, and other natural ingredients. Once exposed to the air, it will heat up and last for a couple of hours.

From our experience, timing is very important when using toe warmers. You should wait until they are activated already before placing them in your boots. In this way, your feet will feel comfortably warm longer.

Note: Choose a pair of boots in a larger size since two warmers need space to heat up.

Choose The Right Hunting Boots

Consider your hunting style, the weather conditions, and the hunting environment to choose the right hunting boots for you. They should be good at insulation but still provide ventilation so that your feet won’t feel damp because of sweat or stink at the end of the day.

There’re lots of high-quality insulated hunting boots on the market. You should find the pair that suits your budget and your feet.

Go for boots that are ½ to 1 size larger (consider how thick your socks are and whether you use toe warmers or not) to provide extra space inside, which traps your body heat better.

Tips: Try different types of boots and wear the socks that you’re going to use during the next hunting trip.

Extras: We highly recommend you to consider trying Snow PAC style boots – which are also classic footwear for midwest whitetail hunters to withstand frost-bite coldness, particularly when confronted with snow masses.

Since these boots are constructed with an aggressive outsole and a thick wool liner, it is not necessary to wear socks at all.

Socks

If the weather is getting down to frost-bite temperatures, the best sock materials you should pick are silk, polypropylene, merino wool, wool blends, and wool.

They are excellent at trapping heat and wicking moisture off your feet.

Each of them offers a specific insulation capacity, so, you should try all of them, then find out the one making your feet the warmest and most comfortable.

From our experience, wool socks are best at insulation. Silk and polypropylene are the perfect options for those hunters who love to go for lightweight socks.

Check thoroughly the label to make sure your socks aren’t made of cotton since the material absorbs sweaters and moisture while they don’t trap heat as well as others.

Cardboard

This might be one of the cheapest ways to keep your feet warm throughout deer season.

We have learned it from NFL fans in Wisconsin and Minnesota have used it for years. This is their popular trick to insulate their feet during games in December and January.

We tried this several times on the field, too. Inserting a piece of cardboard beneath your feet. It is suitable for when you’re in a ground blind or in a tree stand.

Keep Your Head And Core Warm

Yeah, you read it right – once your head and core warm, your feet will feel warm, too.

It is because our body tends to lose heat through radiation when any part is exposed to the outdoor elements. Wearing properly insulated hunting clothes and a hat with ear flaps, your body, especially your feet will thank you for that.

How to choose the right hat for winter hunting?

Materials are one of the most important features to consider. You should opt for synthetic, sheepskin, fleece, or wool.

Merino wool is our most favorite, in case that you want to know. This material is very well-insulated, lightweight, and skin-friendly. It is also durable and easy to clean.

Size is another worth-considering feature. Measure your head size if you buy a hat online or try different ones at stores until you find the most comfortable one.

Some hat manufacturers even make hats that can trap body odor, which comes in handy to hide better off deer.

Conclusion

Don’t underestimate it when your feet are cold when hunting since lots of things might go wrong and cause your body to retaliate. Hopefully, through this guide, you have learned more about how to keep your feet warm throughout deer season. Thanks for reading!