Yes, it is open to hunting.

Long Pond Preserve

Long Pond (1,450 acres) is open for public hunting through cooperation with the Pennsylvania Game Commission. For more information, please call our office at (866) 298-1267 or (717) 232-6001.


Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP)
This property is also enrolled in the Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP). DMAP is operated by the Pennsylvania Game Commission to promote forest regeneration by targeting the most vulnerable and severely impacted tracts for additional antlerless deer harvests. The DMAP permits for this site are available on a first come, first served basis. To obtain a DMAP permit for this site, you will want to go to any license-issuing agent to purchase a DMAP harvest permit or you can purchase your license and DMAP coupon on the Pennsylvania’s Game Commission website at https://www1.pa.wildlifelicense.com. You will need to know the DMAP unit number for this site which is DMAP ID #1596 - WMU 3D.

Directions:
The Long Pond preserve properties are located on route 115, 3.9 miles south of the intersection of Interstate 80 and route 115 in Tunkhannock Township (Monroe County).

Road Access: There are two access points located on Route 115. The first or north access is located 0.8 miles south of the intersection of Route 115 and Long Pond Road. The second or south access is located 0.8 miles south of the north access, 1.6 miles south of the intersection of Route 115 and Long Pond Road. The south access is also located 0.2 miles north of the entrance to the Dixon Miller Recreation Area (Delaware State Forest – District #19). Please, do not park in front of the south access gate.

Download a map of Long Pond Preserve. (pdf, 608KB)

http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/reg...t/long-pond.xml

 

Steve gave you the best info on it. I hunted it last Archery season a couple of days. Only saw two others. I park right off of 115, at the access gate near Penndot yard. They also open the gates later in the season. It's a good size piece of property. Best thing to do is walk the property and get familiar with it. I'm only about five minutes from there.

 

Nice location, but as Dingo said, get to know it a little before the season starts. Looks a whole lot different coming out in the dark

 

Thanks alot for the help guys! really appreciate it! For the guys who hunted it, is their a decent deer population? id the dmap because of the plant life they want preserved?

 

btw when can u use your dmap permit?

 

Thanks alot for the help guys! really appreciate it! For the guys who hunted it, is their a decent deer population? id the dmap because of the plant life they want preserved?

Not only is there a good deer population, there are turkey, bears, bobcat, coyotes, and all kinds of furbearers.

I saw deer on the property last night, an usually do on a daily basis.

They may have several reasons for issueing the DMAP. It comes down to how they want to manage their property. It may be overbrowsed, buck/doe ratio not where their goals are, etc.

Also you can obtain up to two DMAP permits, they must be used on that property which they were issued
and can be used during any of the deer seasons for that year, archery, rifle, muzzleloader, flintlock, etc.

Also you MUST report your success for every DMAP permit you obtained, whether or not you used it. The deadline date is usually sometime in early February. Reporting can be done online.

If you are serious about wanting to hunt the property this season, shoot me a PM and I'll help you out.

 

I ran into a guy at long pond while scouting for spring turkey. He said his hunting club leased a large portion of land from long pond and the land is posted. I took his word for it and never investigated. Any truth to that?

 

The only lease I am aware of is the Bethlehem Water Authority property on Hypsy Gap road. McMicheals hunting club leased it last year (313 acres). Unless he was refering to that lease, sounds like somebody wanted you outta their honey hole...

The Nature Conservancy property on the Long Pond preserve is open to public hunting in cooperation with the PGCas per their website. This is also a DMAP property.

http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/reg...information.xml

http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/reg...e/long_pond.pdf