I think you guys give them too much credit. I think trolling forums or even reading posts isn't on the top of their list. I think the top people spend their time:
1. Responding to Governor's requests and then from the legislature.
2. Responding to the myriad of legal battles currently ongoing.
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175. Seeking input from hunters.
For big game hunting, it really isn't a top or even mid level priority. Orcas, wolves and brown bears are all that is actively managed. For big game, do a drive by count if you can, guess if you can't. Plug the number into a spreadsheet and get the number of tags they will issue. End of story as far as management is concerned for 95% of the state.
Then, we line up to buy tags and draw applications, gripe a bit and send them our money which reinforces the fact that we can get hosed and won't do anything. So, they are back to the #1 and #2 on the above list.
