By Jeff Hull

This lion hound, named Sadie, was killed by wolves on a hunt near Libby, Montana on February 2. Left: Owner, Ryker Hittle, and his father, Todd, with Sadie and her last bobcat before the wolf attack. Photos courtesy of Phil Soucy.

On the morning of February 23, Hamilton, Montana, outfitter Tom Henderson and Dan Morris, one of his guides, were trudging north and downslope through a glade of ponderosa pines and Douglas fir trees. About 100 yards ahead of them they saw Morris’s bluetick hound Sadie baying up a tree. 

“At that point, it looked like we were going to kill a big tom lion,” Henderson said. 

Henderson and Morris walked down toward the treed lion. When they’d closed about half the distance, they saw seven wolves—five black and two grey—rush the tree from the west. Sadie was so intent on the treed cougar that she never noticed the wolves until one charged in, grabbed her by the neck and shook her for about five seconds.

By CJ Lotz

Car accidents involving animals are on the rise in Europe, and one study has broken down the most common factors of 6,255 accidents.

Wild boar are the cause of 63 percent of animal-car accidents, and roe deer are part of 37 percent of accidents.

By Kristyn Brady

California car collector and diehard outdoorsman Ron Rose commissioned airbrush artist Rick Primeau to create a tribute to the hunt on his newly restored 1964 Chevy El Camino.

"People get whiplash when they see this car. The orange color is as bright as a hunting vest, the lower rocker panel has elk with a light background ghosted into it, and the hood—well the elk looks like it has ripped its way out from under the car. I worked a lot of action into the rendering," says Primeau, who opened his shop, Primo Customs, with his wife 18 years ago. His work has been featured on The Discovery Channel program "Rides" and TLC's "OverHaulin'."

By CJ Lotz

For the first time in 33 years a hunter has been allowed to import a black rhino trophy into the U.S. David K. Reinke, CEO of a laser jet printer parts wholesaler, tagged the animal in Namibia in 2009. He paid $215,000 for the hunt, including a $175,000 contribution to the Namibian government’s Game Products Trust Fund.