The Pennsylvania Game Commission is hosting a series of comment sessions - one in each of the Game Commission's six geographical regions - to collect input from hunters and trappers about access to state game lands.

All sessions will be held in September, with the first on Tuesdayat the Game Commission's Southcentral Region Office in Huntingdon.Peter F. Sussenbach, the director of the Game Commission's Bureau of Wildlife Habitat Management, said the sessions provide hunters and trappers with a forum to share their opinions on improving access into the interiors of game lands, including for those with physical limitations that affect their mobility.Staff will be on hand to accept written comments from hunters and trappers, answer questions about existing vehicular access on game lands, and provide an update on the game commission's self-assessment of existing infrastructure, including roads and trails.All comments are welcome, whether they be general in nature or focus on hunters or trappers with mobility issues.In addition to the sessions, comments about game-lands access also are being accepted by email sent to

SGLAccess@pa.gov through Oct. 15.The comment sessions include:Northeast region:Sept. 22, 6-8 p.m. Game Commission Northeast Region Office, 3917 Memorial Highway, Dallas, PA 18612Southeast region:Sept. 27, 6-8 p.m. Game Commission Southeast Region Office, 253 Snyder Road, Reading, PA 19605