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I live in interior Alaska and wear wool most of the time. I wear a wool beanie basically 9 months out of the year only abandoning it in the heat of summer and wool socks year round. During the fall I wear a wool button up or heavy flannel wool CPO or mackinaw style jacket. Wool gloves are the best. They're warm, dry reasonably quickly, and can be repaired to a degree when they get thrashed grabbing alders and devil's club. When I'm fishing or out on a skiff, I wear a wool sweater underneath my Grundens. It keeps me warmer than my fleece. The only issue is making sure not to get it fishy when gutting and cleaning as it takes more care when washing. In winter I wear merino base layers with a shetland or worsted wool sweater as a midlayer and wool hunting pants. When it gets significantly cold I layer up thick wool socks with a felted wool liner in mukluks. I always hunt in wool sometimes covered by tin cloth pants or a canvas anorak with a fur ruff. Its quiet, warm, sheds water reasonably well, and dries out quickly when wet so that even mild exertion coupled with wind can return damp wool to an almost bone-dry state. Luv me wool. Simple as.
