W e fought to protect standards for serving on state fish and game commissions in Vermont , New Hampshire and Michigan . By lowering or eliminating standards , animal activists can serve on commissions that approve seasons and methods for sportsmen . If anti-hunters make it to game commissions , they can derail common practices and expected seasons – as we ’ ve seen in Washington state , where the spring bear season was cancelled because game commissioners with backgrounds in wildlife protection were appointed by an anti-hunting governor .