"Take control back" how? The Governor appoints the Commission, as it has always been. You want direct election of Commissioners? That would go well for the sportsman, I'm sure.

The Agency has a responsibility (often ignored) to ALL fish and wildlife resources in the state. Unfortunately, the cost of funding that mission is borne by the consumptive users but that doesn't change the responsibility.

I do agree that WDFW needs a major overhaul in governance and in funding. But since I do share their overall mission to manage all animal resources I suspect that meeting that mission would be unpopular in many places.

Perhaps instead of direct election of Commissions, have them appointed by the Commissioner of Public Lands, with WDFW placed into WADNR. You could vote for the Commissioner then.