Posted October 2, 2015 7:37 pm by Comments

By Vanessa Torres

ACREAGE TO BE ADDED TO STATE GAME LANDS

Game lands in Cumberland, Lehigh, Northampton and Washington counties to grow.

ACREAGE TO BE ADDED TO STATE GAME LANDS
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Pennsylvania Game Commission

Pennsylvania -(Ammoland.com)- The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners today approved two land acquisitions that will add more than 40 acres to state game lands in Cumberland and Lehigh counties.

The board also accepted the donation of an 11-acre tract in Northampton County, and approved another deal that will add nearly 24 acres to game lands in Washington County.

Commissioner David Putnam noted that nearly all of the acquisitions serve to provide better access for hunters on existing game lands, an objective outlined by the Game Commission’s strategic plan.

The acquisition in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, totals about 18.6 acres to be added to State Game Lands 170. Central Pennsylvania Conservancy offered the land at an option price of $400 per acre, to be paid with money from the Game Fund.

The property is forested with red maple, tulip poplar, and red and white oaks, with sassafras and witch-hazel in the understory.Public access is from the existing game lands. Additionally, the board approved the purchase of about 22 acres adjoining …Read the Rest

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