The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 41 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 ...

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and Blair Counties in

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in the

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providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities.

Geography

State Game Lands Number 41 consists of two parcels located in Bloomfield and

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Townships in

County near the villages of Bakers Summit, Morrisons Cove, and New Enterprise. Three small parcels are located in Greenfield Township in Blair County. The western parcel is located on the eastern slope of

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, however, the slope averages 30% or more, making accessibility very difficult.

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by the

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indicates four additional small parcels labelled as belonging to SGL41, the

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map only indicates the two parcels discussed in this article. SGL 41 is about southwest of the city of Altoona, other nearby boroughs are Martinsburg, Roaring Spring, and

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is east of the main parcel and is north and south oriented,

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passes between the parcels and is also north and south oriented.

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 ...

lies about to the east.

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and

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 ...

lie about to the west.https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ The National Map, retrieved 3 October 2018Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 41
retrieved 6 October 2018

Statistics

SGL 41 was entered into the

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on 2 August 1979 as identification number 1188514, its elevation is listed as . The highest elevation given is . It consists of in two parcels.

Biology

Hunting and furtaking species include

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''(Canis latrans)'',

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''(Odocoileus virginianus)'',

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 The raccoon ( or , ''Procyon lotor''), sometimes called the common raccoon to distinguish it from other species, is a mammal native to North America. It is the largest of the procyonid family, having a body length of , and a body weight of ...

''(Procyon lotor)'',

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, ''(Sciurus carolinensis)'', and

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''(Meleagris gallopavo)''.

References

{{Protected Areas of Pennsylvania 041 Protected areas of Bedford County, Pennsylvania Protected areas of Blair County, Pennsylvania

Geography

Statistics

Biology

See also

References