One of the things I learned over time there was that money drives everything. They also believe that nobody has the financial resources to challenge them. Do it all the time to staff "well, sue us"..

Plus, in the case of NOF, you really can't prove non compliance until it is over. Then, it is moot. They will argue that it's done, lets just move on. The seasons are set. Seems to me the only solution tat would get any meaningful action is a TRO that suspends all the adopted regs until WDFW proves that they complied with APA. Unless there are all, and probably painful, consequences, they will just keep on keeping on.