| Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 48 | |
| Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Location: | Bedford County, Pennsylvania |
| Nearest City: | Johnstown |
| Nearest Town: | Hyndman, Manns Choice |
| Coordinates: | 39.8417°N -78.6808°W |
| Area: | 11093acres |
| Elevation: | 1893feet |
| Elevation Min: | 1000feet |
| Elevation Max: | 2781feet |
| Owner: | Pennsylvania Game Commission |
| Website: | Pennsylvania State Game Lands |
| Url: | https://www.pgc.pa.gov/HuntTrap/StateGameLands/Documents/SGL%20Maps/SGL__48.pdf |
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 48 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Bedford County in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities.
SGL 48 consists of two parcels located in Bedford, Cumberland Valley, Harrison, and Londonderry Townships in Bedford County near the boroughs of Manns Choice and the villages of Bedford, Bedford Springs, Burning Bush, Buffalo Mills, and Rockville. SGL 48 straddles Wills Mountain and into parts of the Cumberland Valley and the Milligan Cove. It also extends into a small area of the eastern slope of Buffalo Mountain. U.S. Route 220 parallels the eastern border of the Game Lands. Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 104 is about 5miles to the west, Buchanan State Forest and Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 97 are just a few miles to the east.[1] [2]
SGL 48 was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on 2 August 1979 as identification number 1193455, its elevation is listed as 1893feet. Elevations range from 960feet to 2779feet. It consists of 11093acres in two parcels.
Hunting and furtaking species include bear (Ursus americanus), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), red fox (Vulpes Vulpes), pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus), Raccoon (Procyon lotor), (Sciurus carolinensis), and turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), and Woodcock (Scolopax minor).[2]