For a map of Codorus, or to inquire about the park’s permanent waterfowl blinds, call the park office at (717) 637-2816. For lodging information, call the York County Convention and Visitors Bureau at 1-888-858-YORK.

FARM-GAME CO-OPS
If hunting lakes for geese just isn’t your bag, you’ve got plenty of opportunities around the state for setting up in farm fields, which is one of the best options for winter goose hunting.

Under the Game Commission’s Farm-Game Cooperative Program, the owners of private farmland agree to keep their lands open to public hunting in exchange for various compensations from the Game Commission. There are farm-game co-ops all over the state.

Hunters may access these farms by visiting the Game Commission’s Web site and then clicking on “County Information.” Choose a county, and a general map of that county will appear. A link stating “Lancaster County Map,” for example, will appear directly under the general map. Clicking on that link will generate a new map listing the locations of all the farm-game properties. Use that map as a guide to those properties included in the program. Of course, to keep these lands open, hunters should always ask permission before you hunt.

Some areas worth investigating are in southern York County around the village of Brogue on Route 74, in Dauphin County around Killinger along Route 25 and Middle Road, in Cumberland County between Lisburn Road and Yellow Breeches Creek to the east of Carlisle, and just about anywhere in Lancaster and Lebanon counties.

In the outdoors, there are few experiences as thrilling as seeing a flock of wild Canada geese come across the horizon and sail into your decoy spread. And now’s the time to experience that thrill!