Not sure if this is exactly the right place because it covers both hunting and fishing but here goes.

Archery World in Lacey, and the rest of its shops, is closing. We lose an indoor range and a good pro shop. A short while back the only purely fly fishing shop in Lacey closed.

AW noted that the business climate (regs) and taxes were a large part of the reason but also included were internet shopping and decreasing hunting opportunities. I never talked to flyshop owner but online I read that the loss of fishing opportunities, particularly steelhead, led to insufficient business to stay open.

Shouldn't part of WDFW's job be to support the fishing and hunting industry in the state? Well, it actually is but it seems they need to look a more into what the businesses need to stay open. Not suggesting that business needs should trump conservation (even though they do) but if you keep cutting opportunity it seems the support industries dry up.