Originally Posted By: NickD90
By law, all states are like this and it's always been this way. Each state owns their own fish and game and is responsible for management. If it wasn't this way, there would be no licenses to buy and no fish and game left. It's simply a business transaction to reach management objectives.

If you don't like it, vote in the ballot box or with your wallet.


Bingo. The State owns them, if you don't like the way the State doles them out, you have a choice, vote and change the people who are in charge of doling them out. Doesn't guarantee they will change how they dole them out, but Inslee just got a 3rd term, so unlikely to see any change soon. He appoints the commission, so in effect, they do his bidding until he removes and appoints a new group.

Last I checked, this is still considered a democracy, and also agree with Todd, the language is a simple statement of fact, not sure how its "selfish".