The changes according to them were meant to do a couple of things.... increase odds of drawing a permit, and increase revenue to the WDFW. Well the second goal they're going to see come true, the first, we'll see the opposite. Worse odds of drawing a permit.
Why didn't they simply increase the cost of an application, from say $5 to $15? It would have brought in extra revenue, and the system could have stayed the same. (it worked just fine the way it was)
EXACTLY MY OPINION AS WELL! Well said Bobcat!