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The 10 Best Hunting Pants

Hunting pants ranked on quiet fabric, knee articulation, and abrasion resistance in real cover.

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Hunting pants take the worst of it: shale slides, blowdowns, thorn cover, and hours of sitting still in the cold. We ranked on fabric noise, seat and knee reinforcement, and whether the pant still moves after it soaks through. European driven-hunt makers and western mountain brands split the top five.

Best of the Best · Head to Head

Timberline Pant vs Attack Pant

#1 vs #2 — side-by-side specs, pros & cons, and the final verdict.

Topic summary

Hunting pants ranked on quiet fabric, knee articulation, and abrasion resistance in real cover.

Key takeaways

  • #1 Timberline Pant — Sitka
  • #2 Attack Pant — Kuiu
  • #3 Corrugate Foundry Pant — First Lite
  • #4 Barents Pro Hunting Trousers — Fjällräven
  • #5 Pro Hunter Move Trousers — Härkila
  • #6 Tahr Trousers — Swazi

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Verification notes

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  1. 1
    Timberline Pant by Sitka

    Timberline Pant

    — Sitka

    Removable knee pads and a Gore-Tex seat panel. The best pant made for wet, steep sitting and stalking.

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  2. 2
    Attack Pant by Kuiu

    Attack Pant

    — Kuiu

    Toray four-way stretch that hikes like climbing pants and takes a season of shale without holes.

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    Buy at kuiu.com Full review
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  3. 3
    Corrugate Foundry Pant by First Lite

    Corrugate Foundry Pant

    — First Lite

    The western standard: articulated, quiet, and cut to work with a heavy pack belt.

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  4. 4
    Barents Pro Hunting Trousers by Fjällräven

    Barents Pro Hunting Trousers

    — Fjällräven

    G-1000 Silent with reinforced seat and knees. Wax them and they turn nearly weatherproof.

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    Buy at fjallraven.com Full review
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  5. 5
    Pro Hunter Move Trousers by Härkila

    Pro Hunter Move Trousers

    — Härkila

    Danish Gore-Tex with a stretch back panel. The most comfortable serious rain pant in the category.

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    Buy at harkila.com Full review
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  6. 6
    Tahr Trousers by Swazi

    Tahr Trousers

    — Swazi

    New Zealand brushed micro-fibre — the quietest pant here in wet bush.

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  7. 7
    De Havilland Pant by Stone Glacier

    De Havilland Pant

    — Stone Glacier

    Sheep-hunt weight with the best ventilation zips of any technical hunting pant.

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    Buy at stoneglacier.com Full review
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  8. 8
    Double Tin Pants by Filson

    Double Tin Pants

    — Filson

    Wax-facing on the front from thigh to cuff. Nothing else walks through blackberry like this.

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  9. 9
    Extrelle Active Pant by Beretta

    Extrelle Active Pant

    — Beretta

    Italian upland pant with a light Cordura brush facing and a fit built for long walking days.

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    Buy at beretta.com Full review
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  10. 10
    Vellus Pant by Kryptek

    Vellus Pant

    — Kryptek

    Merino-blend lining with a soft shell face. The best late-season stand pant per dollar.

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    Buy at kryptek.com Full review
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Bottom line

Match fabric to cover: brushed softshell for timber and stands, stretch nylon for open mountain country, waxed cotton or Cordura facing for briars.

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