lightweight, waterproof hunting gloves?

[dsnook]

Howdy folks,
this is probably the wrong place for this, but this is about hunting, so here goes. I am looking for some light weight water proof gloves for hunting deer and elk in the left coast rain forest. I have a set of fancy Cabela's wooltimate gloves, but they barely fit into the trigger guard...which is very bad. Plus they heavier (warmer) than I really need.

I have looked in all the usual websites, but it seems to me like if it's waterproof, it's aimed at waterfowl shooting and heavier than I need. Any one got a lead on something like this?


D

 

[Kodiak]

Years ago I had a "water-proof" tent that got to leaking. I got a can of waterproofing spray and applied it as instructed; worked great. So I even used it on leather boots, cotton gloves, etc. It was not the best, but it sure helped. Shop around, there's several types of water-proofing stuff out there,

Jim

 

[truck driver]

You can wear latex gloves under a pair of wool or leather gloves as a water shield.

 

[Anonymous]

I've never had a lick of luck finding the perfect hunting glove.

For above freezing, wet weather I wear fishing type knit gloves with a thin rubber coating. If you're active your hands will sweat and get clammy but they work to protect your hands and cut the wind. The other "warm weather" glove I use is just a plain all-leather work glove that's been well worn and treated with sno-seal to help it shed water...water resistant is the most accurate term.

For winter cold I use a Gore-tex type down mitten but that's probably overkill for Oregon.

 

[salmonchaser]

I got a pair of running gloves from Nike a number of years ago, don't know if they still make them but they are good in the snow down into the teens.
Might check REI well.


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[Polaris]

I wear rubberized cotton work gloves for work. I'm handling, mucking through, and sometimes practically taking a bath in directional drilling slurry which is a mixture of water with various clays, polymers and whatever's in the ground. They're waterproof for the most part, and good enough to 50 degrees or so. When it's colder, I wear a thin wool liner glove underneath.

I've also had good luck with heavily oiled deerskin for waterfowl hunting and canoeing. More water resistant than outright waterproof.

 

[lefty315]

Living on the wetter side of Washington I've always been searching for the same thing. Years ago I remember seeing a brand called Sealskinz. I started recently to try and find some. REI has them online, I was going to hit the local store to see if they had any. If I buy some ill let you know if they are worth wasting your money on them or not.

 

[salmonchaser]

Also, www.kastgear.com their gear is designed around winter steelhead fishing. I haven't tried their gloves yet but several of my Alaska clients really like them.


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[dsnook]

Salmonchaser, I ordered a pair of Kast gears MX Pro gloves...Merry Christmas to me! I should get them Tuesday. And they were on sale...$35.

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[salmonchaser]

Outstanding


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[35 Whelen]

Gloves like socks should never tight, I find it almost impossible to find gloves even marked XXL that fit correctly anymore, I have normal sized hands so can't imagine how anyone with really big hands could ever get some that fit, for me both Cabela's and Beans gloves marked XXL fit about somewhere between Med/LG..... ?

 

[mcseal2]

Kuiu Yukon gloves might fit the bill. I have a pair but haven't needed them yet, weather has been dry when I've been hunting. They are thin material but big enough to fit over my Sitka Core or Gradient gloves I wear when it's dry.