The (current) NOF process simply does not meet the legal standards of WA law. This has been known for decades. WDFW had two solutions. The first would be to go to the Leg and craft a law that would make the process actually legal, including necessary public access and participation. The alternative is what they have chosen to too.

If you remember back to the Initiative that banned leg hold/body traps you may recall that (probably accidentally) moles were included in the prohibition (but mice and rats were excluded). Gov Locke asked WDFW to not enforce the law on moles, rather than do the right thing and change the law.

Same here. The Leg is the one who can solve the problem of compliance with the law. As to the cover-ups and such; something else needs doing.