▁in ▁the ▁ice , ▁and ▁har v ested ▁fish ▁with ▁spe ars , ▁contrary ▁to ▁Wisconsin ▁state ▁laws . ▁In ▁a ▁class ▁taught ▁by ▁att orney ▁Larry ▁Le vent hal , ▁the ▁members ▁had ▁learned ▁their ▁band ▁held ▁by ▁treat y ▁an ▁un resol ved ▁claim ▁to ▁off - res ervation ▁hunting ▁and ▁fish ing ▁rights ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁The ▁members ▁were ▁arrested ▁and ▁a ▁S aw yer ▁County ▁judge ▁conv icted ▁them ▁under ▁state ▁law ▁of ▁po aching , ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁fish ing ▁out ▁of ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁Lac ▁Cour te ▁O re illes ▁band ▁joined ▁the ▁legal ▁fight ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁trib al ▁members , ▁cont ending ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁fish ▁off ▁the ▁res ervation ▁without ▁restrictions ▁because ▁of ▁mid - 1 9 th - century ▁treat ies ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁bands ▁with ▁the ▁US ▁government ; ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁bands ▁c eded ▁hundreds ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁acres ▁of ▁land ▁to ▁the ▁US . ▁The ▁case ▁was ▁heard ▁in ▁US ▁District ▁Court ▁as ▁it ▁related ▁to ▁treat y ▁rights . ▁This ▁court ▁u ph eld ▁the ▁band ' s ▁treat y ▁rights ▁to ▁traditional ▁hunting ▁and ▁fish ing ▁throughout ▁its ▁former ▁territ ories , ▁without ▁reg ulation ▁by ▁the ▁state . ▁The ▁state ▁appe aled , ▁and ▁the ▁Se vent h ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ' ▁decision ▁also ▁u ph eld ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁O j ib we . ▁The ▁state ▁appe aled ▁again