RE: Moving to Seattle area from East coast
Welcome. We do have a high population... both of tree huggers, people in general, and hunters. More than any of the surrounding states. What you'll gain in coming here byso many species to hunt, you lose in some lower numbers, more hunters, and anti-hunters. For instance, we have the highest black bear population per square mile in the whole nation, but you may hunt them with neither hounds nor baited traps.
Its probably an improvement over Taxachussetts but WA is definitely not AK or CO.