GETTING READY FOR THE FIELD
If you've never hunted Cameron Parish, you're in for a treat -- but this wild, beautiful part of the coast is also quite treacherous. The mud in the marshes is super-thick, and you can easily get lost in this area that has very little human habitation. It's definitely no place for wimps; it's for those with a spirit of adventure, and for those who want to give a different kind of goose hunting a chance. As I said earlier in the story, lots of question marks remain to be erased as we go into the season; the extent to which last year's hurricane damage will affect hunting is not yet known.

However, at this point, the only way to find out is to go hunting. At worst, you'll have the pleasure of roaming some breathtakingly beautiful country; at best you might very well have the goose hunt of a lifetime.

It's certainly possible down in Cameron Parish.