Rob,
You could really benefit by taking a class like Government 101. The entire purpose of government is to accomplish a political agenda. That agenda is generally set forth in governing documents like a constitution, administrative codes, and agency policies. Governments exist to do whatever their respective enabling legislation declares, which may include a whole lot more than protecting individuals from the will of the people, and in fact, generally do.
In the present situation, it is no more wrong for animal rights interest groups to attempt to sway the WDFW Commission than it is for the Washington State Sportsmen's Council to sway it. That's how pluralistic societies work. In the past, sporting (and commercial fishing) interests have been the primary and nearly only interest groups trying to influence the Commission. Clearly that is changing. And equally clearly is that you don't like it. In which case this means that sporting interests need to up their collective game and try harder to influence the Commission. The good or bad or evil that you see is just a case of differing opinions. Believe it or not, there is no ONE WAY THAT IT SHOULD BE. The way it should be is whatever way the people of Washington State decide for it to be.
In the present situation I personally don't know. I stopped attending WDFW Commission meetings when Covid began and they began holding virtual meetings that were difficult to participate in, and ineffective as well. I'm thinking about resuming my attendance, but I haven't as yet formulated my "political agenda."