Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 49 Explained

Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 49
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Map:USA Pennsylvania
Location:Bedford and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania
Nearest Town:Hyndman, Manns Choice
Coordinates:39.7917°N -78.3344°W
Area:6393acres
Elevation:1204feet
Elevation Min:960feet
Elevation Max:1948feet
Owner:Pennsylvania Game Commission
Website:Pennsylvania State Game Lands
Url:https://www.pgc.pa.gov/HuntTrap/StateGameLands/Documents/SGL%20Maps/SGL__49.pdf

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 located in Mann and Monroe Townships in Bedford County and Union Township in Fulton County near the villages of Amaranth, Barnes Gap, Buck Valley, Inglesmith, Lashley, Purcell, Robinsonville, Silver Mills. The largest parcel straddles more than 4miles of Town Hill along the border of Bradford and Fulton Counties and it shares a portion of its border with Buchanan State Forest, a small portion of SGL 49 lies to the northeast of the Forest. to the west other parcels are located on Rays Hill, Addison Ridge, and Hoop Pole Ridge. The Game Lands lie within the Potomac River watershed. Interstate 70 runs northeast of the Game Lands, Pennsylvania Route 484 is to the southeast, Pennsylvania Route 26 is to the southwest. Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 65 is just a couple of miles to the east of the upper parcel.[1] [2]

Statistics

SGL 49 was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on 2 August 1979 as identification number 1193456, its elevation is listed as 1893feet. Elevations range from 760feet to 1948feet. It consists of 6393acres in two parcels.

Biology

Hunting and furtaking species include white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), and turkey (Meleagris gallopavo).[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The National Map. 9 October 2018.
  2. https://www.pgc.pa.gov/HuntTrap/StateGameLands/Documents/SGL%20Maps/SGL__049.pdf Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 49