Reading the name of the commission as the “Game and Fish Commission” was grating on me in reading this article.
I tried to find a list of all of the such commissions and state departments across the country. As best I could find is that “Game and Fish” is used in the midwest and western states while “Fish and Game” which is what I have always seen in my east cost centric travels.
Some including the feds title it “Fish and Wildlife Service” which is an interesting notation, that fish are separate from wildlife.
Also the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation does the same.
Which it lists first, tells you which they prioritize.
Ours is called “The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission”. It used to be called Fish & Game................