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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]
Area acres (ha) Founded Remarks Kittanning: Jefferson: 13,266 acres (5,369 ha) 1919: Summer 2007, renamed Clear Creek State Forest Valley Forge: Chester: 812 acres (329 ha) January 1935: August 2007, renamed William Penn State Forest Lackawanna: Lackawanna 44,743 acres (18,107 ha) August 2015, renamed Pinchot State Forest
The Commonwealth describes a wild area as "land where development or disturbance of permanent nature will be prohibited, thereby preserving the wild character of the area" and "an extensive area which the general public will be permitted to see, use and enjoy for such activities as hiking, hunting, fishing, and the pursuit of peace and solitude."
Public state land gives hunters without private land a chance to get out and find animals during hunting seasons.
Area: 2,463 acres (997 ha) ... Game Lands Number 52 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Berks and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania that provide the public with ...
During the Pa. Senate's Game & Fisheries Committee meeting on Feb. 8, two senators asked how much public land does Pennsylvania really need.
Apr. 9—HARRISBURG — A push continues to end Pennsylvania's restriction on Sunday hunting but as sportsmen find conditional support among farmers, there remains considerable pushback from those ...
State Game Lands Number 43 was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on 2 August 1979 as identification number 1188515, its elevation is listed as 843 feet (257 m). Elevations range from 600 feet (180 m) to 940 feet (290 m).