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The Commonwealth had twenty game preserves but the game population was still extremely low, so Pennsylvania restocked the Game Lands with game from other states and Canada. Today, the Commission has set aside almost 1.5 million acres (610 thousand hectares) as State Game Lands. [1]
Reptiles and amphibians observed in the state game lands include box turtles, American toads, wood frogs, spotted salamanders, and garter snakes. Insects such as the black swallowtail and the tiger swallowtail are also found there. [4] Pennsylvania State Game Lands #58 are one of the largest remaining tracts of forested land in Columbia County. [5]
Aug. 10—More opportunity in more places, that's what awaits hunters this fall across much of Pennsylvania, thanks to additional state game lands enrolled in the Deer Management Assistance Program.
During the Pa. Senate's Game & Fisheries Committee meeting on Feb. 8, two senators asked how much public land does Pennsylvania really need.
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 203 consists of 1,245.8 acres (504.2 ha) in two parcels. It was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on 1 April 1990 as identification number 1208078. Its elevation is listed as 1,138 feet (347 m). [3]
Trail on the top of Huntington Mountain in Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 55. Camp Louise is located on the border of Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 55. [11] Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 55 are mainly accessed via State Route 1025. However, they can also be accessed via Pennsylvania Route 487 and State Route 1020. [3]
The Trexler Nature Preserve is an 1,108-acre county park (448 ha) owned and maintained by Lehigh County in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. [2] The preserve is situated in Lowhill Township and North Whitehall Township and the land that comprises the preserve was originally purchased between 1901 and 1911 by local industrialist General Harry Clay Trexler.
Two shooting ranges at State Game Lands in Monroe and Wayne counties are closed for renovations. Upgrades have been completed at a Carbon County range.