Footwear is important and should be given a lot of thought.No man can walk quietly when wearing heavy leather bootswith heels. In the fall, if the ground is dry, there is nothingbetter than basketball shoes; these give the feet desired pro-tection and make it possible to walk noiselessly. Moccasinswith soft soles are also good. If the weather is wet or cold, thenlight weight rubber boots are, perhaps, the best. Do not wearboots that are over 10 inches high; anything higher will bindthe calf.
Watch the men you meet on the street and see how theywalk—you walk just like them. The leg is thrown forwardand, when the step is made, the heel is that part of the footthat strikes first. The heel strikes the pavement with a thudand makes a noise. If a hunter wears boots with heels and walksthrough the woods in his natural manner, a man can hear himfor quite a distance and the deer can hear him a lot fartheraway. Wear rubber or soft leather soled shoes without heelsand learn to walk by putting the soles of the feet on theground first, turning the toes slightly inward—pigeon toed or
