Would Jeans Be Terrible for Mid-Season Elk Hunts?

[JAG]

Take it from a guy who knows you-know-what from apple butter:

(Randy with Jeans and Converses in the early days )

 

[Rzrbck918]

Lot of variables, if you are truck hunting and aren't hiking far, knock yourself out. If you are doing almost anything else, buy some pants that are light and will dry quickly, weather from rain or sweat. I agree with the sams or costco approach if you are budget constrained. They have some poly blend pants for very little money.

 

[EYJONAS!]

Are they skinny jeans? Or 200 dollar jeans with giant holes in em? If not, you should be just fine if that's what you wanna wear.

 

[Cheesehead]

Are they skinny jeans? Or 200 dollar jeans with giant holes in em? If not, you should be just fine if that's what you wanna wear.

Listen up, Bob Ross...Millennials made you an icon, so don’t you be insulting skinny jeans!

 

[2rocky]

Jeans are fine until it gets wet. In the Summer its from sweat, and in the Fall and Winter fog and rain on brush and grass. i don't miss the chafing from wet denim. Pretty much any synthetic or wool pant will be more comfortable.

 

[RobertD]

I would say jeans are good for a day hunt for whitetails or pronghorn, but if I'm going to be any farther than a mile from the truck or in any adverse weather at all I would steer clear.

 

[rwc101]

Only jeggings.

 

[EYJONAS!]

Listen up, Bob Ross...Millennials made you an icon, so don’t you be insulting skinny jeans!

There I updated for more of a breathable style.

 

[Cheesehead]

There I updated for more of a breathable style.

Hell yeah

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[EYJONAS!]

Hell yeah

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I'm not invited to see your profile

 

[RobertD]

Hell yeah

And just to reciprocate, for the first time ever...drumroll please...I’ve unveiled my own true rock and roll self in my avatar as well.

Didn't know you were Australian!

 

[Cheesehead]

I'm not invited to see your profile

Only on my Only Fans

umm, but seriously I have no idea how to do anything lol

 

[Lucky_Lep]

Would Jeans Be Terrible for Mid-Season Elk Hunts?

Only if there Daisy Dukes.

 

[SaskHunter]

Only if there Daisy Dukes.

I thought those were just camp attire?

 

[Lucky_Lep]

I thought those were just camp attire?

Nope, ta-da ta-da's are now all the rage for camp attire.

 

[ShootsManyBullets]

The great thing about jeans is that you can convert them to jorts with a pocket knife if it gets hot.

 

[RSET]

or are dedicated hiking or hunting pants necessary?

Yes

 

[MTGomer]

I hate jeans. For one, cotton sucks when wet.
Two, it just isn’t flexible and is tough for lifting your legs stepping over logs and obstacles.
You don’t need $300 Sitka pants. There’s REI, North Face, prana, Kuhl, etc brands that are the same amount or less than a pair of Levi’s.

 

[mtmuley]

Funny thread. I started hunting in jeans. Had a pair of army surplus wools and an orange sweatshirt my Dad bought me in Sportsman's Surplus in Missoula. I didn't care and probly dodged death. These days I dress differently. mtmuley

 

[windymtnman]

or are dedicated hiking or hunting pants necessary?

Of course there's better clothes made specifically for hunting, but I'd argue clothes don't make the man. (or woman).
One of the most successful bowhunters of all time, Chuck Adams, hunted in bluejeans, a hoodie and stocking cap, and killed too many trophies to recall. He just adapted his techniques to get it done.