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involve	SGLs	79	and	108. In	 September,	 from	 the	 Estate	 of	 George	 M.	 Stewart,	 the	 agency	 won	the	bid	for	a	66-acre	parcel	that	 adjoins	SGL	88.	The	cost,	$400,000,	 was	paid	with	escrowed	funds	from	the	 land	exchange	on	SGL	176	with	the	 Pennsylvania	State	University.	 Greene County SGL methane gas sale approved The	Board	approved	an	agreement	 with	 Alpha	 Natural	 Resources	 (Alpha)	 to	 market	 natural	 methane	 gas	 from	 an	 existing	 underground	 mine	 vent	borehole	on	SGL	223.	 Alpha	drilled	the	borehole	to	vent	 gas	 from	 an	 underground	 coalmine.	 Alpha	has	the	right	to	drill	such	boreholes	for	the	safety	of	miners.	 The	 only	 surface	 disturbance	 for	 the	project	will	consist	of	the	installation	 of	 about	 1,100	 feet	 of	 2-inch	 diameter	gas	line,	which	will	generally	 follow	the	existing	access	road.	 Alpha	 will	 pay	 the	 Game	 Commission	a	12.5	percent	royalty	of	the	 wellhead	 price	 per	 MCF	 of	 gas	 produced	and	sold	from	the	existing	vent	 borehole.	All	royalty	proceeds	shall	be	 deposited	into	the	Game	Fund. Board expands use of bait on ‘red tag’ farms in southeast To	further	manage	deer	on	agriculture	lands	in	the	southeast	corner	of	

the	state,	the	Board	gave	preliminary	 approval	to	expand	the	legalized	use	 of	bait	during	all	deer	hunting	seasons	 on	 approved	 properties	 in	 WMUs	 5C	 and	 5D	 enrolled	 in	 the	 agency’s	 Agricultural	 Damage	 Depredation	 Program,	commonly	referred	to	as	the	 “Red	Tag”	program. “If	 adopted	 in	 April,	 this	 new	 regulation	will	allow	the	focused	use	 of	bait	on	those	farms	most	in	need	of	 deer	control	assistance	through	their	 enrollment	in	the	‘Red	Tag’	program,”	 said	Roe.	What	this	regulatory	change	 would	 do	 is	 allow	 hunters	 on	 these	 properties	to	use	bait	during	any	legal	 deer	 season	 in	 addition	 to	 the	 ‘Red	 Tag’	seasons	for	antlerless	deer,	which	 are	from	Feb.	1	to	May	15,	and	July	1	 to	Sept.	28.”	 Farmers	 enrolled	 in	 the	 “Red	 Tag”	 program	 are	 provided	 with	 a	 specific	number	of	antlerless	deer	permits,	which	are	red	in	color.	Farmers	 then	give	these	permits	to	hunters	to	 harvest	antlerless	deer	from	Feb.	1	to	 Sept.	28	each	calendar	year,	excluding	 Sundays,	during	the	hours	of	dawn	to	 dusk	only.	The	permits	are	not	valid	 from	May	16	to	June	30,	and	may	not	 be	used	to	take	bucks. The	listings	of	farms	enrolled	in	the	 “Red	Tag”	program	are	maintained	by	 the	respective	region	offices,	as	those	 landowners	 enrolled	 in	 the	 program	 change	from	year	to	year.

Contacting the 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

TIP Hotline:	1-888-PGC-8001.	This	number	is	only	for	calls	concerning	illegal	killing	of	endangered	species	or	multiple	big	game	animals.	All	other	 calls	should	be	made	to	the	appropriate	region	number	above.

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