It seems far to many people on these boards jump the gun claiming the DFG is out there to shut down all fishing and really stick it to us fishermen. If they were out to shut down all fishing they would be slitting their own throats. They may be a little ignorant but certainly not that much. The DFG is not the most intelligent agency in the state but they are all we have. Although their title says otherwise they are not just in charge of fish & game species. They are in charge of protecting all of California’s wildlife for all of its citizens. They depend on license sales for over 60% of their revenue. 20% from federal aid. Only 5% of their revenue comes from the state/general public!!! A little over 10% of revenue from other sources. Why the lack of funding from the general public? That is the question we should be asking DFG. They need a public relations program so as to be able to collect more funds from the 30+ million Californians. Look at the PR programs the Sierra Club or the Nature Conservancy has. They collect million and millions of dollars in donations from the public. Have you ever seen a commercial for the DFG or ever been contacted by them by way of any form of media? No! It wouldn't take much for them to start a public relations campaign in order to collect more money for managing California’s rich diversity of wildlife. The biggest winners of this would be us, the fishermen, who get so much enjoyment from the outdoors and being able to catch the tons of fish that the outdoors provides.