I bought a pair of the perfekt hunters this fall and used them for hunting whitetails in MN and then for a muley hunt in mid November in Montana. I know what you mean about squeeking Boneaddict as one boot was doing the same thing. I was reading the manual and it suggested using Meindel wax on them but I called Cabelas and they suggested a product called Nikwax of which I applied it several times and no more squeeks thus far. Not sure if wax had anything to do with that or not. Of course, I've been wearing them now for winter hiking/shed hunting so the squeeking could come back once it warms. Anyway, I really love the boots...great support, comfortable, and definitely waterproof. One day while hunting in Montana, I switched boots to a pair of Wolverine Antelopes that I have and I was on my b@tt about 30 times that day as I was hunting steep hillsides with snow. The next day I went back to the Meindels and no more slipping as the traction is really good with those boots...