Paul A. SmithMilwaukee Journal SentinelView Comments0:001:01ADhttps://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.480.1_en.html#goog_1493724281https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/outdoors/2021/09/18/ojibwe-tribes-ask-reduction-wisconsin-wolf-hunting-quota/8379025002/

Ojibwe tribes have exercised their court-affirmed right and claimed 50% of the gray wolf harvest quota in the Ceded Territory for the fall 2021 Wisconsinhunting and trapping season, according to the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission.

Further, the Ojibwecalled on state officials to reduce the remaining quota by 99 wolves to account for the overkill that occurred during the February season, said GLIFWC communications director Charlie Rasmussen.

In acontroversial vote at its August meeting, the Natural Resources Board set a quota of 300 wolves for the fall season.

The actionoverruled a recommendation of 130 wolvesby the Department of Natural Resources and was met two weeks later witha lawsuit by wildlife advocacy groupsseeking to stop the hunt.https://851fbe395a91486985a19c201b8f9c53.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html

The lawsuit, filed byAnimal Wellness Action, the Center for a Humane Economy, Friends oftheWisconsin Wolf and Wildlife, Project Coyote…