Paul Staniszewski informed me today that he checked The Saddle area
out this morning and the signs are now in place declaring it a
restricted area from the first day of June until the first day of
archery season.
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| PGC Restricted Area Sign: Photo Courtesy of Paul Staniszewski |
According to Paul,
access beyond the main road that circles the area in nonexistent.
One of my favorite areas in The Saddle is the very top, which is a
superb scenic overlook. At this point it looks as though access will be
denied to this area as well, although I see very few people in that
spot during the summer months and it cannot be claimed that the area is
overused during this period or that harassment of elk is a problem.
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| PGC Road To Top Of Saddle Closed To Public-Now Part of Restricted Area: Photo Courtesy of Paul Staniszewski |
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| PGC Designated Trails Sign: Photo Courtesy of Paul Staniszewski |
Below is a a map that is part of a Brochure
Published by the Pennsylvania Game Commission entitled "Equestrian Trail
State Game Lands 311. The Saddle Area is in the lower left quadrant of
the map. I have indicated where I think key areas are by placing a red
dot and writing in red type so the "Test Hill", Top of Saddle", etc.
notations are mine. I must emphasize I may be mistaken about these
locations. One may download the entire brochure by following this link
.http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=607724&mode=2 and looking for SGL 311.
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| Map Of SGL 311 by PGC-Designations In Red Text by W. Hill. |
I will try to get more detailed information within
the next few weeks and keep readers updated as more information becomes
available.
A special thanks to Paul Staniszewski for this report.
Originally published at
Pennsylvania Wildlife Photographer by Willard Hill.
