| Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 189 | |
| Map: | USA Pennsylvania |
| Location: | Beaver County, Pennsylvania |
| Nearest City: | Mechanicsburg |
| Coordinates: | 40.5281°N -80.3639°W 40.51°N -80.4864°W |
| Area: | 415.3acres |
| Elevation: | 1220feet |
| Owner: | Pennsylvania Game Commission |
| Website: | Pennsylvania State Game Lands |
| Url: | https://www.pgc.pa.gov/HuntTrap/StateGameLands/Documents/SGL%20Maps/SGL__189.pdf |
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 189 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Beaver County in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, cross-country skiing, and other activities.
SGL 189 consists of two parcels. The larger parcel is located partially in Hanover Township and partially in Independence Township. The smaller parcel, 6.2acres in extant is about 6.5miles west of the main parcel, located adjacent to the western edge of Raccoon Creek State Park also in Hanover Township. The Game Lands falls within the Raccoon Creek watershed which is part of the Ohio River watershed. U.S. Route 30 passes along the southwest border of the main parcel and Pennsylvania Route 168 passes within 0.5miles of the small parcel.[1] [2]
SGL 189 consists of 415.3acres in two parcels and was entered into the Geographic Names Information System as identification number 1212723 on 2 November 1979; its elevation is listed as 1220feet. It falls within the 15026 United States Postal Service zip code.
Game Lands 189 is 94% forested, the topography is rolling, elevations range from 920feet to 1220feet and tends toward steeper around the streams. Hunting and furtaking species include coyote (Canis latrans), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), red fox (Vulpes Vulpes), ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), mink (Neovison vison), muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus), Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), raccoon (Procyon lotor), gray squirrel, (Sciurus carolinensis), wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). An occasional bear (Ursus americanus) has been seen in the area.[2]