Pennsylvania State Game Lands The Pennsylvania State Game Lands (SGL) are lands managed by the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) for hunting, trapping, and fishing. These lands, often not usable for farming or development, are donated to the PGC or purchased by the PGC with hun ...
in
Bedford
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Cambria
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, and
Somerset
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Counties in
Pennsylvania
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in the
United States
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providing hunting, bird watching, equestrian, snowmobiling, and other activities.
Geography
SGL 26 consists of two parcels located at:
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SGL 26 is located in
Lincoln
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* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
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and
Pavia
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Portage
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, and Summerhill Townships in Cambria County, and Ogle Township in Somerset County. The Game Lands include an elevation labeled in
The National Map
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as Round Top (elevation ). Nearby recreational and protected areas include Crichton McCormick Park in Portage to the north,
Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 198
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to the northeast,
Blue Knob State Park
Blue Knob State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Kimmel, Lincoln, and Pavia townships in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The average annual snowfall at the park is about . The park is named for Blue Knob, the second high ...
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
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to the northwest.
Pennsylvania Route 869
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passes through the larger parcel and touches the eastern border of the small parcel. The city of Altoona is about to the northeast, the city of Johnstown is about to the west. Nearby communities are Beaverdale, Claysburg,
Paint
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Windber
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. A portion of the Game Lands falls within the watershed of South Fork Little Conemaugh River and its tributaries which leads to the
Conemaugh River
The Conemaugh River is a long tributary of the Kiskiminetas River in Westmoreland, Indiana, and Cambria counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The name means 'Otter Creek', originating from the Unami-Lenape language word ''kwənəmuxkw'' ...
, then to the
Allegheny River
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, which is part of the
Ohio River
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watershed. Other areas within the game lands are drained by Bob's Creek and are part of the Susquehanna watershed. Part of Buffalo road in the game lands runs along the continental divide with minor tributaries of both watersheds visible within feet of each other.
The
Flight 93 National Memorial
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lies about to the southwest.https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ The National Map, retrieved 3 October 2018Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 26 retrieved 3 October 2018
Statistics
SGL 189 was entered into the
Geographic Names Information System
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on 2 August 1979 as identification number 1188508, its elevation is listed as . Elevations range from along part of route 869 to . It consists of in two parcels.
Biology
Hunting and furtaking species include
bear
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''(Ursus americanus)'',
coyote
The coyote (''Canis latrans'') is a species of canis, canine native to North America. It is smaller than its close relative, the wolf, and slightly smaller than the closely related eastern wolf and red wolf. It fills much of the same ecologica ...
''(Canis latrans)'',
white-tailed deer
The white-tailed deer (''Odocoileus virginianus''), also known as the whitetail or Virginia deer, is a medium-sized deer native to North America, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia. It has also been introduced t ...
''(Odocoileus virginianus)'',
Fisher
Fisher is an archaic term for a fisherman, revived as gender-neutral.
Fisher, Fishers or The Fisher may also refer to:
Places
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''(Pekania pennanti)'',
ruffed grouse
The ruffed grouse (''Bonasa umbellus'') is a medium-sized grouse occurring in forests from the Appalachian Mountains across Canada to Alaska. It is the most widely distributed game bird in North America. It is non-migratory. It is the only specie ...
''(Bonasa umbellus)'',
Raccoon
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''(Procyon lotor)'',
gray squirrel Gray squirrel or grey squirrel may refer to several species of squirrel indigenous to North America:
*The eastern gray squirrel (''Sciurus carolinensis''), from the eastern United States and southeastern Canada; introduced into the United Kingdom, I ...
, ''(Sciurus carolinensis)'', and
turkey
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''(Meleagris gallopavo)''. Birdwatching species of interest include Acadian flycatcher ''(Empidonax cirescens)'',
Scarlet tanager
The scarlet tanager (''Piranga olivacea'') is a medium-sized American songbird. Until recently, it was placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), but it and other members of its genus are now classified as belonging to the cardinal family (Cardin ...
Black-throated green warbler
The black-throated green warbler (''Setophaga virens'') is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.
Description
It has an olive-green crown, a yellow face with olive markings, a thin pointed bill, white wing bars, an olive-green back an ...
''(Setophaga virens)'', and
Louisiana waterthrush
The Louisiana waterthrush (''Parkesia motacilla'') is a New World warbler, that breeds in eastern North America and winters in the West Indies and Central America. Plain brown above, it is white below, with black streaks and with buff flanks and u ...
''(Parkesia motacilla)''.
See also
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Pennsylvania State Game Lands The Pennsylvania State Game Lands (SGL) are lands managed by the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) for hunting, trapping, and fishing. These lands, often not usable for farming or development, are donated to the PGC or purchased by the PGC with hun ...
Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 49
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 49 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Bedford and Fulton Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities.
Geography
SGL 49 consists of five parcels lo ...
, also located in Bedford County
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Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 60
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 60 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Blair, Centre and Clearfield Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities.
Geography
Game Lands Number 60 c ...
, also located in Blair County
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Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 73
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 73 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Bedford, Blair and Huntingdon Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities.
Geography
SGL 73 consists of six ...
, also located in Bedford County
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Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 97
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 97 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Bedford County in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities.
Geography
SGL 97 consists of one parcel located in Col ...
, also located in Bedford County
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Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 104 The Pennsylvania State Game Lands (SGL) are lands managed by the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) for hunting, trapping, and fishing. These lands, often not usable for farming or development, are donated to the PGC or purchased by the PGC with hu ...
Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 147
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 147 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Blair County in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, trapping, bird watching, and other activities.
Geography
Game Lands Number 147 is located on t ...
Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 166
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 166 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Blair and Huntingdon Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, trapping, bird watching, and other activities.Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 261, also located in Bedford County