Originally Posted By: Carcassman
One of teal disconnects in WDFW is that they have to sell licenses to survive.


Carcassman, no offense but this statement is entirely backwards. WDFW is not dependent on license sales to survive, which is exactly the reason why they could care less about providing fishing and hunting opportunities to WA residents. States that do depend on license sales are well-known for having exceptional opportunity, seasons and quality.

All WDFW revenue goes into the state's general fund and gets divvied up among the plethora of state departments. The WA legislature decides how much money WDFW gets.

If WDFW was partially dependent on license and permit revenue, I can guarantee you that fishing (and hunting) opportunity would be several fold better, they wouldn't back down during negotiations, and there would be more fish available for harvest.