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Species Season Daily Limit Doves * Sept. 1- Sept. 29, Oct. 27-Nov. 24 & Dec. 26-Jan. 5 15 Canada Geese Sept. 1-25 3 (SJBP zone) 8 (rest of state) Woodcock Oct. 13-Nov. 24 3 Common snipe Oct. 13-Nov. 24 8 Virginia and sora rails *** Sept. 1-Nov. 9 3 (The season for king and clapper rails is closed.) Moorhen and gallinules Sept. 1 -Nov. 9 3 Youth Waterfowl Days Sept 15 & 22 Refer to PGC website * During the Sept. 1- Oct. 1 portion of the dove season, hunting hours are noon to sunset. During the second and third splits, hunting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to sunset. *** Bag limits singly or combined. Possession limit is twice the daily bag limit. Refer to PGC website for further details and regulations.

Chesapeake Appalachia already has a strong lease position surrounding this portion of SGL 36, and has initiated well drilling and development programs on adjacent private lands. Chesapeake Appalachia has the ability to unitize the Game Commission’s oil and gas reserve by horizontal drilling from adjacent private lease holdings with no disturbance to the surface of SGL 36. The bonus payment of $7,420,660 will be deposited into the agency’s Game Fund or an interest bearing escrow account for the future purchase of wildlife habitats, lands, or other uses incidental to hunting, furtaking and

wildlife resource management. Future rentals and royalties will be deposited into the Game Fund. The third item, which was announced for competitive bid in May, involves the oil and gas rights owned by the Game Commission under a 3,178-acre portion of SGL 36 in Bradford County, and also is with Chesapeake Appalachia. The lease agreement includes a one-time bonus/rental payment of $2,000 per acre for a 5-year, paid up, primary term, and a 25.5 percent royalty. Additionally, the bid provides the Game Commission a well pad location fee of $250,000 per well pad, if well

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