Old Boots on a Fence PostI still remember the first time I saw an old boot on a fence post. The road heading into the state park was lined with cowboy boots, work boots, hiking boots, and probably some other boots I'm forgetting about. I remember my son asking, "Why are all those cowboy boots on that fence, Daddy?" Since then, I have encountered many more fence posts with old boots on them. In the end, the boots on a fence post could mean several things.