It's part of a much larger political movement against hunters, hunting and ultimately 2A.
The left has had success with it in CA, OR, and WA, so other liberal voting cores (NM, CO, MI etc.) are trying to push it.
They want you out of the wilderness, so they build up large predators so you aren't necessary.
And finally, when hunters lose incentive and/or opportunity to hunt, recruitment of new hunters will decline, and eventually, die off. When the subsequent generation no longer sees the need to hunt, they won't connect the need to own firearms with freedom and will gladly forfeit them.
Game over for USA.
