Doc,

Though never a committe participant, I try and stay tuned at the local level about what is brought forth and discussed. Between you, Harbor Hog and Superfly, my impression is 95% + of the info. you have to share with us is negative regarding what is proposed in committee and what actually implemented.....the current mess being the most recent example.

It seems WDFW views these advisory committes as nothing more than a pain in their a$$ that must be tolerated. Almost like they have a pre-set agenda and only offer these committees to be able to say they took public input.

Being a committee member, do you hit a saturation point where you question the worthiness of participating? I know the hours you guys put in and your statistics don't lie.....pretty credible numbers that you have confronted WDFW with time and time again. Yet, they keep going their own way.

I wonder what the point of even having an advisory committee is
if your input is rarely taken seriously. In many cases, it just seems like decisions are quietly decided before the process even begins.