Closeup of the eyes of a wolf at the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center at 201 S Canyon Street in West Yellowstone, Montana on July 28, 2013
Chippewa tribal officials in three states are criticizing the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for its wolf hunt last month.
The Chippewa view the wolf as sacred and they oppose hunting the predators.
Voigt Intertribal Task Force Chairman John D. Johnson says the D-N-R didn’t consult with the tribes before launching the hunt where nearly double the quota of 119 animals were killed.
Johnson says wolf pelts are in bad shape this time of the year – which means the hunt was all about killing.
The D-N-R was under fierce pressure from Republican lawmakers to go forward with the hunt.
