The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 158 are

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 Blair and

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counties in

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in the

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, providing hunting, trapping, bird watching, and other activities.

Geography

Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 158 is located in Antis and Snyder

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in Blair County and in Reade Township in Cambria County. Prince Gallitzin State Park is to the west,

Canoe Creek State Park Canoe Creek State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Frankstown Township in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It is 12 miles east of Altoona, the nearest city. Canoe Lake, at , is the focus of recreation at the park and is open for fishing year ...

is to the southeast,

Rothrock State Forest Rothrock State Forest is a Pennsylvania state forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #5. The main offices are located in Huntingdon in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Rothrock State Forest is located in Centr ...

is to the east,

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is to the north,

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is to the northeast,

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, and

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 ...

are to the southeast, Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 108 touches Game Lands Number 158 on the southwest,

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and

Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 198 Pennsylvania (; (Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Mary ...

are to the southwest, and

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is to the northwest. The northern portion of SGL 158 is part of the

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watershed, and the western portion is drained by

Clearfield Creek Clearfield Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River in Cambria and Clearfield counties, Pennsylvania, in ...

and its tributaries. Both creeks are part of the

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watershed. The southeastern portion is drained by the

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and its tributaries. All are ultimately part of the

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watershed. Nearby communities include the city of Altoona, the

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of Bellwood,

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, and Tyrone, and the former borough of

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near SGL 158 include Allemans, Alemaden,

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, Bear Loop, Beaver Valley,

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, Blain City, Blandburg, Charlottsville, Condron, Dougherty, Dysart, Eyer, Fallentimber, Fiske, Flinton, Fostoria,

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, Gardner, Glasgow,

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, Grazierville, Heverly, Highland Fling, Hollentown, Janesville, Lloydville, Lyleville, Mountaindale, Nealmont, Northwood,

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, Pennington,

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, Richland,

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, Rosebud,

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, Spring Mount, Stover, Tippletown,

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, Utahville,

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, Van Ormer, and Viola.

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runs along the northeast border of the Game Lands, the highway carrying

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and

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parallels to the southeast, Pennsylvania Route 865 forms the divide between SGL 158 and SGL 108, and Pennsylvania Route 253 parallels to the northeast.https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ The National Map, retrieved 14 November 2018Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 158
retrieved 14 November 2018

Statistics

SGL 158 was entered into the

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on 2 August 1979 as identification number 1188459, listing the elevation as . It consists of a total of in one parcel. Elevations range from on the northeast slope to in the main parcel.

Biology

Hunting, trapping and furtaking opportunities include

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(''Odocoileus virgianus''),

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''), squirrel (''Sciurus carolinensis''), and

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(''Meleagris gallopavo'').

Geography

Statistics

Biology

See also