Hope this interests SOMEONE. It’s time for some good old fashion Cajun Hospitality to enter the mix. I believe that we in Louisiana are truly blessed in where we live, and that our culture is so uniquely different, that I want to share it with the people of Trad Gang.
I am offering up to a 3 day stay for two (preferable Friday- Sunday, could get there Thursday night) at my camp aptly named “Too Blessed to Be Stressed”. It is located on a private lake, just west of Krotz Springs, Louisiana in beautiful St. Landry Parish in the heart of the West Atchafalaya Spillway. If you care to look it up (Fly To “Three Mile Lake, Louisiana” on Google Earth), it’s the new subdivision being built on the northeast corner of the lake off of Louisiana Highway 71. Transportation from the Lafayette, Baton Rouge, or New Orleans airport will be provided if needed.
If fishing is your pleasure, my boat is fifteen steps away from the back deck. We should have no problem catching more than enough to eat, or we could easily catch 100 or so if things are right. It’s privately stocked, and contains bass, bream, and crappie, whatever you prefer to fish is fine with me. I would say that fishing is best from March on through about June (if you can stand the heat), but you can come anytime your schedule permits.
If hunting is your pleasure, my deer hunting lease is only 20 minutes away. Archery season is from October 1st through mid February. A few decent mid-120-130 bucks fall every year to keep us coming back. We kill about 50-60 deer a year and have killed upwards of 90 in a year. Truth be known, I would go back even if no deer were killed just for the experience of deer camp. You will be allowed to shoot any legal deer under my membership (one doe or one buck with 3 points or better) if you so choose, no need to wait on Mr. Big and our does taste great and make for easier packing through the thick stuff anyway. Hunters accustomed to Midwest “givens” with deer seen EVERY hunt need not apply, this is in no way a given, but you do have a better than average chance for a shot (unless the weather doesn’t cooperate). You are guaranteed a fun time and will meet some VERY interesting, fun loving, people at deer camp and you will come away from the experience with a few new friends.
Now for the REAL auction item ….. I will ABSOLUTELY promise you the most relaxing time of your life along with the best Cajun cuisine and hospitality our land has to offer. Deer, crawfish cooked several ways, frog legs, redfish on the half-shell, oysters, gumbo, jambalaya, cochon de-lait (Google it), king cakes, and a host of other Cajun gems are but a few of the potential menu items. YOU WILL GAIN WEIGHT on this adventure, so don’t even THINK diet!!!! I have assembled a group of “guest” chefs (real camp cooks) which will include our own Kip Manual to make sure that you get to experience old fashion authentic style Cajun cooking that our part of Louisiana is so uniquely known for. For the ones who may have sampled Kip’s crawfish ettouffe at the recent hog/turkey hunt at Ray Hammond’s place or his cooking at Bear Quest V, you know the food itself will be worth the trip. Kip fashions himself as just an “average cook at best” when compared to the cooks I have assembled, not my words, his. These guys are MASTER camp chefs. Like a Canadian once told me after having sampled our Cajun cuisine for the first time and having eaten to the bursting point, “Fred, when it comes to food, I now feel that we Canadians live under a rock”!!!!
So come on down ….. leave your worries behind ….. and as we say "Laissez les bon temps roulez"!!! That’s “Let the Good Times Roll” for you non-Cajuns.
WARNING: This package is not about a big deer at ever corner or a fish on every cast, but it IS about experiencing a “joie de vivre” lifestyle that everyone should experience once in their lifetime!!!!!! I’ll throw in a beignet breakfast at Café de Monde in New Orleans if you don’t mind using up a morning. Friday night, I’ll supply the Basil Hayden and Crown Reserve, you supply your favorite cigar, and we’ll sit by the fire ring, eating ribeyes and telling lies until we can’t laugh another minute. Bid up for the kids guys, it will be FUNNNNN!!!!!!! Pictures of the camp and lake in the auction, we don’t rough it!
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