Drew,
Critters with a cloven hoof are pursued 24/7 by other critters with teeth and claws that are far more proficient predators than any of us will ever be. Mainly because, in both cases, their longevity directly depends upon their success rate....

Keep that in mind before you end up looking like a Cabela's catalog model crunching your new gore-tex Danners through the wet salal with the wind at your back, and maybe your time afield spent with those of cloven hoof will graciously learn ya a thing or three 'bout what's most important...

and not so much so....