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Unread 01-27-2018, 11:17 AM   #21
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"why don't men wear tall boots anymore".
mostly because few companies make them

my Beans boots are 12" that was the tallest they had when i bought them- when i was young I had 16" lace up leather boots like you see in the old pictures - loved those - hook eyed, no "speed Laces", I had a way of holding the laces and going side to side to lace them in seconds - first wife threw them out.


i really should have gotten a pair of Gokey's years ago- my duck hunting mentor when i was young was a Gokey - although the family had sold the business by then - he was a quiet man and deep down as tough as the boots
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I order all my cowboy boots extra y’all, and still wear jeans or khaki’s tucked in some!
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Y’all, not y’all!!!
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mostly because few companies make them

my Beans boots are 12" that was the tallest they had when i bought them- when i was young I had 16" lace up leather boots like you see in the old pictures - loved those - hook eyed, no "speed Laces", I had a way of holding the laces and going side to side to lace them in seconds - first wife threw them out.


i really should have gotten a pair of Gokey's years ago- my duck hunting mentor when i was young was a Gokey - although the family had sold the business by then - he was a quiet man and deep down as tough as the boots
I think Beans still makes the 16'' boot. I have seen some tall leather boots but mostly those are all more like logging boots. Red Wing used to make a tall leather boot and guess they still could if they thought they would sell.

That is awesome that you got to know the Gokey clan. Great history. Definitely not a disposable boot. Problem is finding a shoe cobbler to work on your good stuff. I have pair of the 10 inch boot I think they call Sadonna model now and the snake boots. Boots will probably out last me.
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Garry, several years ago, I was a bit slow on the draw in my attempt to add Dr. Norris's other Purdey to my collection. Dean and I had a discussion about my experience and he hasn't said much to me since!
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Huh....?

I thought you should have "gone for the gold" so to speak, but I haven't stopped talking to you...I've paid a lot more than I wanted to on several of my guns. It's not a question of need, it's a question of want and want often commands a higher price.





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I still have my 16" Main Guide Hunting Shoes. The soles are getting a bit thin; I need to send them in for a re-do but just haven't gotten it done. Love 'em, but putting them on is a bigger chore with every year !

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Me too... My arms seem to get shorter every year.





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My 16” Maine guide boots are on their 3rd set of bottoms in 40 years. They are my go to hunting boot.
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Me too... My arms seem to get shorter every year.
And did you ever notice those hillsides you've been climbing for years have gotten steeper and higher?
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