This page gathers every leather boot on the site in one place, so field and stalking boots sit alongside walking boots, dealer boots and leather safety footwear. If you already know which of those you want, the category pages below will get you there faster.
Leather earns its keep where fabric does not. It takes abrasion from heather, scree and wire, it moulds to the foot over a season instead of simply wearing out, and it can be fed, reproofed and resoled rather than replaced. The cost is weight, a longer breaking-in, and the fact that it will not look after itself — a leather boot that is never waxed will crack at the flex point long before the sole goes.
Sole stiffness is the decision most people get wrong. A stiff-shanked boot such as the Meindl Dovre Extreme or Dovre Pro holds an edge on steep ground and carries a rucksack without your foot folding round a rock. That same stiffness is punishing on the flat. For walking ground and general field use a softer boot — the Meindl Burma Pro, the Aigle Huntshaw or Laforse — is far more comfortable. Dealer boots like the Hoggs Creagan are for the yard and the vehicle, not the hill.
Check the lining before you order. Gore-Tex and Aigle's MTD are both waterproof membranes; an unlined leather boot breathes better and is easier to repair, but it will wet through in long grass. The Ariat lace boots on this page are work footwear with a protective toe, not field boots.
Related: wellington boots, boot care and reproofing, insoles, laces, socks, gaiters, all footwear.
