| Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 51 | |
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  Location of State Game Lands Number 51 within Pennsylvania | |
| Location | Fayette County, Pennsylvania: [1] |
| Coordinates | 39°56′N79°33′W / 39.933°N 79.550°W Coordinates: 39°56′N79°33′W / 39.933°N 79.550°W |
| Area | 16,945 acres (6,857 hectares) |
| Max. elevation | 2,122 feet (647 m) [2] |
| Owner | Pennsylvania Game Commission |
Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 51 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Fayette County, Pennsylvania [1]
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 hunting license monies.
Hillman State Park is a 3,600-acre (1,457 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Hanover Township, Washington County in the United States. It is about 25 miles (40 km) west of Pittsburgh. The park opened in the late 1960s and has been managed for hunting by the Pennsylvania Game Commission since the early 1980s. The park also has hiking, cross-country skiing, horseback riding, a radio-controlled aircraft field, and mountain bike trails that are open to the public. The largely undeveloped park is north of U.S. Route 22 and east of Pennsylvania Route 18 in northern Washington County near the village of Bavington and the borough of Burgettstown. Part of the park has been designated as Pennsylvania State Game Lands 117.
Laurel Ridge State Park is a 13,625-acre (5,514 ha) Pennsylvania state park that passes through Cambria, Fayette, Somerset, and Westmoreland counties, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is home to the 70-mile (110 km) Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail that runs through the park from the Youghiogheny River at Ohiopyle to the Conemaugh Gorge near Johnstown. The park was approved by Pennsylvania Governor Raymond P. Shafer on July 10, 1967, and construction started on the Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail on July 7, 1970.
Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 13 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Columbia County and Sullivan County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. They have an area of 49,529 acres. The game lands are mountainous and contain streams such as West Branch Fishing Creek and its tributaries. The main game animals in the area include bear, deer, grouse, turkey, and waterfowl. The game lands are adjacent to Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 57.
Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 55 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. They have an area of 2,474 acres (1,001 ha). A number of ridges, such as Knob Mountain, Huntington Mountain, and Lee Mountain, are within their boundaries, as are streams such as Briar Creek and Little Shickshinny Creek. The main game animals there include deer, grouse, squirrel, and turkey. Numerous bird species also inhabit these game lands.
Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 226 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. They have an area of 4,335 acres (1,754 ha). The terrain of the game lands mainly consists of woodlots and food plots. Streams such as Spruce Run and East Branch Chillisquaque Creek are within their boundaries. The main game animals in these game lands include deer, grouse, squirrel, and turkey.
Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 329 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Columbia County and Schuylkill County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. They have an area of 1,146 acres (464 ha). The game lands are mainly forested, but there is also some farmland. Little Catawissa Creek passes through them. The main game animals in these game lands include bear, deer, grouse, squirrel, and turkey.
Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 115 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Montour County and Northumberland County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. They have an area of 1,243 acres (503 ha). The game lands are situated on Montour Ridge and have predominantly mountainous terrain. Game animals that occur within their boundaries include deer, grouse, rabbit, squirrel, and turkey.
Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 12 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Bradford County and Sullivan County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. The game lands have an area of nearly 24,480 acres (9,910 ha) in Bradford County. The area is mainly mountainous and wooded and major streams in the area include Schrader Creek, Sugar Run, and Little Schrader Creek. Game animals within the game lands include black bear, gray squirrel, whitetail deer, and wild turkey. The main hardwood tree species include American basswood, American beech, black cherry, black birch, red maple, sugar maple, white ash, and aspen. The main conifer species include eastern hemlock, eastern larch, plantation Norway spruce, plantation red pine, and white pine.
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 26 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Bedford, Blair, Cambria, and Somerset Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, equestrian, snowmobiling, and other activities.
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 41 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Bedford and Blair Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities.
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 259 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Armstrong County in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities.
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 43 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Berks and Chester Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities. It is the only State Game Lands located in Chester County.
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 324 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Berks County in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities.
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 14 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Cameron, and Elk Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities.
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 24 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Clarion, and Forest Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities.
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 35 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Susquehanna County in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities.
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 36 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Bradford County in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities.
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 38 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Monroe County in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities.
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 40 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Carbon County in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities.
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