Established in 1988, Cameron Prairie NWR was once a series of commercial rice fields. Hunting opportunities include snipe, deer/archery and limited permit youth waterfowl hunting. Successful applicants to the waterfowl lottery hunt are assigned a blind, which can be used by one adult and two...

Available species include largemouth bass, crappie, redear sunfish, catfish, gar and bowfin. The most popular method of fishing is with live bait. The refuge's facilities are approximately two miles of canal accessible for bank fishing and one mile of canal accessible by motorboat. Bank-fishing...