Exhibit 23.1




                          INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to the LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. 1997 Employee
Stock Incentive Plan, the LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan and
the LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. 2001 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan of our
reports dated February 7, 2003, except for the last paragraph of Note 4, as to
which the date is February 11, 2003, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and the financial statement schedule included in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K of LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2002.


                                        /s/ McGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP

                                        McGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP


Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 12, 2003