Something else to consider would be a related field, such as forestry. When I started school, I also considered a career as a CO...until I realized that I would be working the most during the peak of the hunting seasons. This is in addition to the steep competition for those jobs. That's why I chose my current field (forestry) as an alternative. I still get to work outside, but my job doesn't require that I miss much hunting. In fact, I know a few foresters that get a lot of their scouting in while on the job, and make contacts for hunting other people's lands through their line of work.