AUGUSTA — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has cleared Department of Conservation Commissioner Patrick McGowan of wrongdoing regarding allegations that he violated the Airborne Hunting Act during the 2007 moose season.

 

An investigation was launched by federal law enforcement officers after an e-mail surfaced that alleged McGowan had illegally used his aircraft to locate moose for on-the-ground hunters on Sunday, Sept. 23. Moose season began the next day.

It is illegal in Maine to use an aircraft to hunt or harass wildlife and to hunt on Sunday.

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