Hunting group to sue Gov. Inslee alleging biased commission appointments

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Jan. 18, 2023 Updated Wed., Jan. 18, 2023 at 8:41 p.m.

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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is dedicated to preserving, protecting and perpetuating the state’s fish and wildlife resources, according to the agency’s webpage. (WDFW)
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is dedicated to preserving, protecting and perpetuating the state’s fish and wildlife resources, according to the agency’s webpage. (WDFW)

By Eric BarkerThe Lewiston Tribune

LEWISTON – A Washington hunting and conservation group said this week it intends to sue Gov. Jay Inslee for failing to maintain a balance of perspectives on the state’s Fish and Wildlife Commission.

Washingtonians for Wildlife Conservation charges that the governor, when selecting commissioners to serve on the nine-member panel, hasn’t followed the direction laid out in Washington code. The group said Inslee’s recent appointments to the commission have made decisions that harm hunters and some wildlife populations, and favor predators and anti-hunters.

“The commission is on solid footing with the environmental groups and the animal rights groups,” said the organization’s president Mark Pidgeon, of…

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