I am surprised no one has mentioned Whites Boots. They cater to loggers and wildland fire fighters. I bought a pair of their 10" insulated hunter boots 12 years ago and my feet have never been wet while wearing them. When I hunted Dall Sheep in Alaska 11 years ago I waded a stream with them on and my feet did not get wet even though they are just leather boots. I have never hunted in wet grass with them on so do not know how they will hold up for that. But that is what they make rubber boots for.
I worked on a forestry crew fifty years ago during summers while going to college. At the time I had not heard of Whites and I wore Red Wing boots. They would last the summer and that was about it.
Last year I was diagnosed with having three joints in my left foot as bone on bone and the doc suggested I wear good boots to provide support for my feet. I bought a pair of 6" uninsulated Whites boots and they worked fine except that small rocks would pop into my boots as I walked in gravel. I just got a pair or 8" Whites and they are the most comfortable pair of boots I have ever worn.
