I have waffled back and forth as to whether it is a good idea to combine both agencies. Sure there will be a balloon cost for the merger, but would that result in savings down the road, and if so, how far down the road. I dont know enough about the inner workings of them to make an informed opinion, so I will buck the internet trend and admit I dont have an opinion.
as for listing endangered species, i think taking that from the PGC and PFBC is ridiculous, who better to make those decisions that they folks that deal with them every day.
One thing i do think should be done is that the field personnel should be "cross-trained" and authorized to address both fishing and hunting infractions. Just by doing that you increase the field presence especially during key times of the year. There is no reason that the Game Commission guys couldnt help out on the opening weekend of trout and vice versa for the PFBC guys the first week deer season.