Why would one expect that higher fees have to result in more access or more fish or more game? Costs increase. Just to produce fish in the hatchery will cost more. Currently, the WDFW lands are not well maintained. How "nice" are the sanitary facilities and trash cans at the launches.

Not to disagree or denigrate the idea that WDFW needs to improve the state of hunting and fishing and access, but they are simply underfunded-and maybe poorly led- currently.