a very large, jumbo-sized live crawfish that I caught in my crawfish pots May 2011
Boiled crawfish from the ponds that I catch them in on my property
My new camp--my 3rd home thus far--that I am building in Church Point/Eunice. I now own a 220 acre estate--it has 2 fishing ponds stocked with Bass, Catfish and Sac-au-Lait ("White Perch"). There are centuries-old Cypress, Oak and Pecan tree-filled orchards, one large forest, several expansive fields with rice, and one bayou (Bayou Mallet) that runs through its northern border. My hunting/fishing camp has 3 bedrooms and 2 baths; 1200 square foot living area; has central air conditioner, running water. Outside of the camp, there is a large, screened-in Cypress wood porch that has 2 ceiling fans and lights, so everyone can stay cool and free from bugs in the summer time. My garage has large fans and lights, so that we can have cool days as we boil crawfish under the garage roof.
About 60 feet away, I had a large slaughter house constructed; it has attached to it a 30 foot roof that extends over my boat. At the end, there is an enclosed building that houses my fish/wild game cleaning table on a cement slab with central drain to a sewage disposal unit; there is running water to the building, as well as lights and a fan inside, too. So, it is competley equipped! Many a fish, amphibian, reptile, crustacean, and wild game will be addressed there!
I am very blessed because all of this (the 220 acres, hunting/fishing camp, slaughter house, my great-great grandfather's Cajun house) is all located in one place, outside of the city of Lafayette, so that I can hunt and fish right outside my front door without having to travel to a distant camp or a hunting lease like most Americans, yet I will still have access to the amenities of the city because there are several highways nearby. Because this property has so many forests and fields, there are squirrels, rabbits, doves, wild pigs, raccoons, and deer everywhere! Overhead, there are hawks and at least 2 local owls on my property that hoot throughout the night.
When I come home from work at the hospital each weekend, I am able to hunt doves (season starts in mid-September) in the twilight of the late evening hours as they fly across my large fields to find night-time roosting perches in the trees. Then, on the weekends, I'll be able to step outside my front door to start walking into the forests to hunt squirrels and rabbits (season starts October 1st)!
My 2009 Lexus 470GX parked on a piece of my estate with several acres of fields in the background.
13 ducks and 1 squirrel: November 2011
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