Cold weather pants or cuff guards

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Among other things, I hunt using my MTB to get from one place to another. Because of that I don't wear bike pants. I generally wear BDU pants as suggested by many of the MTB SAR units but I still have problems with my leg getting hung in the sprocket.

I've tried all kinds of cuff guards both homemade and purchased and none really feel right. Any ideas?

Among other things, I hunt using my MTB to get from one place to another. Because of that I don't wear bike pants. I generally wear BDU pants as suggested by many of the MTB SAR units but I still have problems with my leg getting hung in the sprocket.

I've tried all kinds of cuff guards both homemade and purchased and none really feel right. Any ideas?
i usually just pull my sock over the cuff...looks silly, i'm told, but it works well

As the handle suggests, I do some fishing. I use the bike, among other things, to get up and down the rivers. I'm usually wearing waders and Korkers while riding the bike. I also used to get some rubbing on the largest cog on the front chainring. Replacing that largest gear with an oversize bash guard helped some. Also, I use some oversize neoprene cuffs. They cover from top of shoe to almost mid-calf. They keep the waders snug to the leg. Less rubbing. I don't notice them at all. In the past, I also wore BDU pants and large boots a lot. While in Germany, I rode a bike to work everyday, except in winter. Three years. I can't remember ever having problems with rubbing on the front gears.