One year after the violent attack on the Pickett family, Joe and Marybeth try to pick up the pieces and move forward together. Joe journeys deep into the forest on the mysterious Bermuda Mountain in search of a lost hunter and makes a grim discovery. Meanwhile, Marybeth throws herself into her legal work in an effort to forget the loss her family suffered.

An anti-hunting activist, Klamath Moore, stirs up trouble in Saddlestring when he hears about the tragic death of a local hunter. Joe grapples with what really happened on Bermuda Mountain and searches for answers as he investigates the death. Sheridan gets angry with Marybeth after she discovers the truth about what happened to Joe on Bermuda Mountain. Marybeth joins the search for a missing woman from the Wind River Reservation.

While the Governor shuts down hunting season, Joe searches for truth in the aftermath of the new murders at the crime scene. Meanwhile, Marybeth digs deep into Stop The Slaughter and Klamath Moore and discovers a disturbing pattern of events. Nate and Cricket search for answers -- and safety while on the run. Missy re-examines her relationship with McLanahan.

Joe searches for the truth in Cheyenne when Sheriff Barnum and Deputy McLanahan shut him out of the murder investigation. Nate and Cricket seek answers to questions of their own in Idaho. Sheridan and April do a school project about their families and Derek Longbrake makes his intentions clear to Missy.

As the focus shifts to a new suspect, Joe makes the hard decision to trust an old enemy as he searches for answers in the murder investigation. Cricket delivers much-needed information to Charlie Left Hand about the missing persons investigation. Meanwhile, the killer is lured back to the crime scene.

Joe makes an uneasy truce in his pursuit for justice. Shannon encounters an unexpected band of militia men hell-bent on silencing her. Marybeth and Cricket arrange a long overdue reunion and McLanahan receives an unexpected promotion.