Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area Map · 2020-06-26 · ch -t . A s e r. 1 st-ed One-s AR EA...
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MIDDLE CREEK WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA MIDDLE CREEK WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA MIDDLE CREEK Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area Mailing Address: PO Box 110 Kleinfeltersville PA 17039 717-733-1512 PENNSYLVANIA GAME COMMISSION State Headquarters 2001 Elmerton Avenue Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797 717-787-4250 www.pgc.pa.gov Region Offices Northwest: 814-432-3187 Southwest: 724-238-9523 Northcentral: 570-398-4744 Southcentral: 814-643-1831 Northeast: 570-675-1143 Southeast: 610-926-3136 LF 0119 Visitors Center The Visitors Center features a variety of displays of waterfowl and oth- er wildlife that inhabit the area. There’s also a viewing area that overlooks the lake and a songbird feeding staon. The center also hosts numerous programs & acvies throughout the year. Current informaon about programs can be found on the PGC website. Peak viewing mes for waterfowl coincide with the spring and fall migraons. For snow geese, the first week in March is generally the peak for viewing this amazing migraon spectacle, when tens of thousands of them descend on the area. Programs for schools, groups and scouts are available year-round. A brochure detailing educaonal opportunies can be picked up at the front counter. The Visitors Center is open from February 1 unl Thanksgiving, Tuesday through Saturday, 8am to 4pm, and Sunday, noon to 5pm. Make sure to check out our radio tour! Tune into 1620 AM for a more guided tour of the Wildlife Management Area! The Visitors Center GPS Address: 100 Museum Road Stevens, PA Jacob Dingel Jacob Dingel Joe Kosack PROPAGATION AREA A 756-acre wildlife propagaon area has been set aside as a sanctuary for nesng waterfowl and other animals. No hunng, fishing or any other acvity is allowed in this area. Mounted yellow signs and wire connecng each post designate the propagaon area. CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA Most of the agricultural lands at Middle Creek have been designated as a controlled hunng area. Hunng/ trapping is by permit only, and special regulaons apply. Middle Creek features goose/duck hunng within the controlled area. Permiees to hunt this area are selected by public drawing held prior to the hunng season. Only electronic applicaons found on the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s website are accepted. An individual may apply only to one area (Middle Creek or Pymatuning) per year and may submit only one applicaon. The majority of the hunng occurs from pit blinds located in fields. An annual archery and primive deer hunt is also administered at Middle Creek. The goal is to bal- ance the deer herd with their habitat and to allow the opportunity for wildlife viewing. Parcipants for each hunt are selected from a public drawing. A permied trapping opportunity is also held each year. Trappers are selected by a public drawing. In- quire about hunng and trapping opportunies at the Visitors Center or call for more informaon. PUBLIC HUNTING AREA The remainder of Middle Creek (SGL 46) consists primarily of wooded habitat, and is open for small game and deer hunng opportunies during appropriate seasons. All game laws and regulaons apply. Many other acvies are also permied in these areas. A map of hiking trails is available at the Visitors Center. Condions perming, from March 1 st unl Septem- ber 30th, vehicles are permied on designated roads open to traffic. One-way traffic regulaons must be observed. A Driving Tour brochure is available at the Visitors Center. A closed gate indicates the area is closed and entry is prohibited. PUBLIC RECREATION AREA Designated as a public recreaon area, this secon includes the Visitors Center, a 40-acre fishing area within the main impoundment and 3 picnic areas. Fishing within the controlled and propagaon areas or from the dam breast is prohibited. Non-motorized boats are permied May 16 through September 14. Sailboats and electric motors are prohibited. Boats must be launched from the designated boat launch located at the base of the Red Rock picnic area along Millstone Road. Overnight mooring is prohibited. Fishing from shore and ice fishing are permied, but the PGC does not monitor ice condions, so ice fishing is at your own risk. Open fires are prohibited; self-contained stoves or charcoal grills are permied unless otherwise designated by a manager. Pets must be leashed. Jacob Dingel Located in the heartland of southeast Pennsylvania, the Game Commission’s Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area is a mecca for wildlife and wildlife enthusiasts alike. The 6,254-acre facility, created in 1973, is home to pheasants and deer, bluebirds and coontails, and many other wild animals. The area is parcularly noted for the thousands upon thousands of ducks, geese and swans that drop in during their spring and fall migraons. Middle Creek is also a popular desnaon for teachers and students, birders and hikers, and hunters and anglers, too.
Transcript of Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area Map · 2020-06-26 · ch -t . A s e r. 1 st-ed One-s AR EA...
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Vis
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T
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Vis
ito
rs C
ente
r fe
atu
res
a
vari
ety
of
dis
pla
ys o
f w
ater
fow
l an
d o
th-
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hat
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abit
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e a
rea.
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ere
’s
also
a v
iew
ing
area
th
at
ove
rlo
oks
th
e la
ke a
nd
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on
gbir
d
fee
din
g st
atio
n.
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ce
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r al
so h
ost
s n
um
ero
us
pro
gram
s &
acti
viti
es
thro
ugh
ou
t th
e y
ear.
C
urr
en
t
info
rmati
on
ab
ou
t p
rogr
ams
can
be
fo
un
d o
n t
he
PG
C w
ebsi
te.
Pe
ak v
iew
ing
tim
es
for
wat
erfo
wl
coin
cid
e w
ith
th
e sp
rin
g an
d f
all
mig
rati
on
s. F
or
sno
w g
ees
e, t
he
firs
t w
eek
in M
arch
is g
en
era
lly t
he
pe
ak f
or
view
ing
this
am
azin
g m
igra
tio
n
spec
tacl
e, w
hen
ten
s o
f th
ou
san
ds
of
the
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end
on
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e a
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Pro
gram
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r sc
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ols
, gro
up
s an
d
sco
uts
are
ava
ilab
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ear
-ro
un
d.
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roch
ure
de
taili
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edu
cati
on
al
op
po
rtu
niti
es c
an b
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p a
t th
e fr
on
t co
un
ter.
Th
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isit
ors
Cen
ter
is o
pen
fro
m
Feb
ruar
y 1
un
til T
han
ksgi
vin
g, T
ues
day
th
rou
gh S
atu
rday
, 8am
to
4p
m, a
nd
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nd
ay, n
oo
n t
o 5
pm
. M
ake
su
re t
o c
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k o
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ou
r ra
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into
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fo
r a
mo
re g
uid
ed
to
ur
of
the
Wild
life
Man
age
men
t A
rea!
The
Vis
ito
rs C
ente
r G
PS
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dre
ss:
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PR
OPA
GA
TION
AR
EA
A 7
56
-acre wild
life pro
pagati
on
area h
as been
set aside as a
sanctu
ary for n
estin
g waterfo
wl
and
oth
er anim
als. No
hu
nti
ng,
fish
ing o
r any o
ther acti
vity is allo
wed
in th
is area. Mo
un
ted
yello
w sign
s and
wire co
nn
ectin
g each
po
st design
ate the
pro
pagati
on
area.
CO
NTR
OLLED
HU
NTIN
G A
REA
Mo
st of th
e agricultu
ral land
s at Mid
dle C
reek have
bee
n d
esignated
as a con
trolled
hu
nti
ng area.
Hu
nti
ng/ trap
pin
g is by p
ermit o
nly, an
d sp
ecial regu
latio
ns ap
ply.
Mid
dle C
reek features go
ose/d
uck h
un
tin
g with
in
the co
ntro
lled area. P
ermitt
ees to
hu
nt th
is area are se
lected b
y pu
blic d
rawin
g held
prio
r to th
e h
un
tin
g seaso
n. O
nly e
lectron
ic app
licatio
ns fo
un
d
on
the P
enn
sylvania G
ame C
om
missio
n’s w
ebsite
are accep
ted. A
n in
divid
ual m
ay app
ly on
ly to o
ne
area (Mid
dle C
reek o
r Pym
atun
ing) p
er year and
m
ay sub
mit o
nly o
ne ap
plicati
on
. The m
ajority o
f th
e hu
nti
ng o
ccurs fro
m p
it blin
ds lo
cated in
field
s.
An
ann
ual arch
ery and
prim
itive d
eer hu
nt is also
ad
min
istered at M
idd
le Creek. Th
e goal is to
bal-
ance th
e dee
r herd
with
their h
abitat an
d to
allow
th
e op
po
rtun
ity for w
ildlife view
ing. P
articip
ants fo
r each
hu
nt are se
lected fro
m a p
ub
lic draw
ing.
A p
ermitt
ed trap
pin
g op
po
rtun
ity is also h
eld e
ach
year. Trapp
ers are selected b
y a pu
blic d
rawin
g. In-
qu
ire abo
ut h
un
tin
g and
trapp
ing o
pp
ortu
niti
es at th
e Visito
rs Cen
ter or call fo
r mo
re info
rmati
on
.
PU
BLIC
HU
NTIN
G A
REA
The rem
aind
er of M
idd
le Creek (SG
L 46) co
nsists
prim
arily of w
oo
ded
hab
itat, and
is op
en fo
r small
game an
d d
eer h
un
tin
g op
po
rtun
ities d
urin
g ap
pro
priate
season
s. All gam
e laws an
d regu
latio
ns
app
ly. Man
y oth
er activiti
es are also p
ermitt
ed in
th
ese areas. A m
ap o
f hikin
g trails is available at th
e V
isitors C
enter.
Co
nd
itio
ns p
ermitti
ng, fro
m M
arch 1
st un
til Sep
tem-
ber 30
th, veh
icles are perm
itted
on
design
ated
road
s op
en to
traffic. O
ne-w
ay traffic regu
latio
ns
mu
st be o
bserved
. A D
riving To
ur b
roch
ure is
available at th
e Visito
rs Cen
ter. A
closed
gate in
dicates th
e area is closed
and
en
try is pro
hib
ited.
PU
BLIC
REC
REA
TION
AR
EA
Design
ated as a p
ub
lic recreatio
n area, th
is secti
on
inclu
des th
e Visito
rs Ce
nter, a 4
0-acre fi
shin
g area with
in
the m
ain im
po
un
dm
ent an
d 3
picn
ic areas. Fishin
g with
in th
e con
trolled
and
pro
pagati
on
areas or fro
m th
e d
am b
reast is pro
hib
ited.
No
n-m
oto
rized b
oats are p
ermitt
ed M
ay 16
thro
ugh
Septem
ber 1
4. Sailb
oats an
d e
lectric mo
tors are
pro
hib
ited. B
oats m
ust b
e laun
ched
from
the d
esignate
d b
oat lau
nch
located
at the b
ase of th
e Red
Ro
ck p
icnic area alo
ng M
illston
e Ro
ad. O
vernigh
t mo
orin
g is pro
hib
ited. Fish
ing fro
m sh
ore an
d ice fi
shin
g are p
ermitt
ed, b
ut th
e PG
C d
oes n
ot m
on
itor ice co
nd
itio
ns, so
ice fish
ing is at yo
ur o
wn
risk.
Op
en fi
res are pro
hib
ited; self-co
ntain
ed sto
ves or ch
arcoal grills are p
ermitt
ed u
nless o
therw
ise design
ated
by a m
anager. P
ets mu
st be leash
ed.
Jaco
b D
ing
el
Locate
d in
the h
eartland
of so
uth
east P
enn
sylvania, th
e Gam
e Co
mm
ission’s M
idd
le C
reek Wild
life Man
agemen
t Area is a m
ecca for
wild
life and
wild
life en
thu
siasts alike.
The 6
,25
4-acre facility, create
d in
19
73
, is ho
me to
p
heasan
ts and
deer, b
lueb
irds an
d co
tto
ntails, an
d
man
y oth
er wild
anim
als. The area is p
articu
larly n
ote
d fo
r the th
ou
sand
s up
on
tho
usan
ds o
f du
cks, gee
se and
swan
s that d
rop
in d
urin
g their sp
ring
and
fall migrati
on
s.
Mid
dle C
reek is also a p
op
ular d
estin
atio
n fo
r te
achers an
d stu
den
ts, bird
ers and
hikers, an
d
hu
nte
rs and
anglers, to
o.
