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 order all my cowboy boots extra y’all, and still wear jeans or khaki’s tucked in some!

Y’all, not y’all!!!

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.

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!

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.:cheers:





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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 :cuss:!

https://i.imgur.com/uWojCDEh.jpg

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.

And did you ever notice those hillsides you've been climbing for years have gotten steeper and higher?