Well I am not sure it's over just yet. I drew a N/R Mountain Goat a couple years ago and my card did not get hit for 5 days after the hits started and the same for my N/R pronghorn it was 4 days after the hits started.
The boot I was wearing are Cabela's Instict. They go from knee high to hip boots. They have worked great for the lasy 3 years for moose to bear hunting. I have heard thought that they are no longer available.
There are no real restrictions for NR hunters. I think the ones you are talking about were lifted. Had a friend hunt there last fall and had 32 bears under 20 yards
on a DIY hunt.