I got these at the end of hiking season and liked them quite well on the dry trails of September. They are comfortable, have good traction and support and are well built.  Once hunting season rolled around however, it became readily obvious that they are in no way waterproof.  Even a light dusting of snow will find its way into your socks by the end of the day.  Needless to say walking through puddles or streams will leave your feet soaked.  The right boot seems to leak worse than the left and I think it's a defective liner.  Of course I discovered that they leak after the return period had expired so if you buy these get them from Backcountry.com or someplace with a favorable return policy.  I really wanted to like these.