Agreed.
My thought is that ODFW goes where the money is. Special interest money, that is. Doesn't seem to matter to them that sporties spend way more than special interest gives them, and I think the difference is this: sporties spend the bulk of their money in the community, in the form of gear, bait, gas for the trip, food for the trip, etc. Special interests money is spent differently, going more directly(or indirectly<insert wink here>) to the 'powers that be'.
I think that people, for the most part, tend to over analyze this issue: it's about money, plain and simple. IMHO