ASA, DU, RMEF and Nine Others Back WDFW Asks to Fund Wardens, Fish Monitoring, and Keep Skamania Hatchery Open

Thirteen missing wardens are a compliance tax on every honest license buyer. The groups note Washington has fewer officers than 30 years ago while the population has doubled, which means the same woods and waters with half the enforcement density. Budget writers who cut field officers are betting poachers notice last.