The legislative committee that oversees the Maine Warden Service has scheduled a meeting next week about a poaching sting in Allagash that triggered complaints from residents and raised questions about the conduct of an undercover agent.
According to a notice from the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee, the committee will meet Wednesday, June 1, and interview Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Chandler Woodcock; Col. Joel Wilkinson of the Maine Warden Service; and Maine Public Access Ombudsman Brenda Kielty.
The hearing follows a report by the Portland Press Herald that raised questions about the 2014 poaching raid, the conduct of an undercover agent and whether the operation was fueled by the presence of a reality TV crew. The Warden Service has sharply disputed the newspaper’s account.
The meeting begins at 9 a.m.
