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Scout as much as you can and you'll find a few other parking areas that will suit your style and destination best. To make it easier for you to find each of the State Game Lands I've compiled this digital map that points to a specific parking area at each property.

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I've also included a link to download the PGC's topographical maps for each property. Click into each listing for additional information. WHERE TO HUNTīelow you'll find a list of seven State Game Lands (including Hillman State Park) in Washington County that'll keep you busy for years to come. The Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) also offers Mentored Hunting Permits that allow new hunters (both young and old) to purchase a permit to hunt with a licensed mentor hunter who is at least 21 years old. If you have yet to obtain your first Pennsylvania Hunting License you'll need to study for, take and pass the Hunter Education Course either in-person or online.

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You can purchase a license online or at one of these License Issuing Agents. Just know that my fingers will be crossed in hopes that you're headed a different direction than I am. Truth is, I'll be happy to see you at the trail head. After all, these spots are no more mine than they are yours. If I'm being honest, I've hesitated for far too long in sharing these spots, and though technology makes them easier to find now than ever before, there's probably a few new hunters out there who are struggling to figure out where to start.

If you're new to hunting, new to Washington County, or looking for a great place to hunt within a short drive of Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Greene or Westmoreland counties I hope this blog helps to cut down the learning curve for you. Needless to say, I quickly learned to love and appreciate the nearly 20,000 acres of State Game Lands we're blessed with in the county. So when I found myself in Washington County-without the luxury of a family farm to hunt-I spent the next several years learning the lay of the land with minimal resources at a rate of maximum failure. I spent most of my time after deer, squirrels and turkeys on a farm that has been in our family for generations and that was a short bike ride away from our place. Admittedly, until that point I had but a vague concept of the value of our nation's treasured public lands despite growing up at the foot of a mountain just 940 yards due east of the Buchanan State Forest. Please keep in mind that your best source of current information including regulations, licensing, season dates and more is available on the Pennsylvania Game Commission website.īy way of background, I moved my family to Washington County over a decade ago. The following is meant to serve as a basic startup guide to public land hunting in Washington County.

A dear friend of mine once said, 'Always hunt public, unless you can hunt private, then always hunt private.' I'd bet most of us would agree with that sentiment, but I'd also be willing to bet that a significant percentage of us don't have access to high quality private hunting land.

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