Fair point, Piper.

I think WDFW's feedback problem is not that they don't collect any, but rather that they don't (or perhaps can't) do anything in response. I've said before that the meaningful decisions are made outside the NOF proceedings, and that's where it all goes to hell for the sporties. Between that disconnect and the tribal advantages inherent in the process, while we do have numerous ways to provide feedback and get involved in the process, sporties don't have any power to affect the key outcomes. Assuming sport fishers are intended to be among the key stakeholders in the process (I don't assume that), it's clearly broken. On that, we should all agree, whether we go to meetings or not.