On his first day as game warden in Saddlestring, Wyoming, Joe Pickett finds himself in an unexpected situation with a local poacher.

As Joe and some other brave locals embark on a dangerous trek, Marybeth contemplates going back to the courtroom for what seems like a worthy cause.

Joe enjoys newfound praise after dispatching the presumed murderer, but he isn't convinced the investigation is over. Someone is attempting to clean up all the loose ends.

Joe begins to wonder if there's anyone in town who isn't connected to the deeply rooted corruption, and Marybeth works around the clock to try and free Nate.

Joe connects an important piece of the pipeline mystery, but it may cost him. The Pickett's find themselves in a luxurious new home.

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.

Joe heads to the crime scene to lay a trap for the killer with the help of radio personality and master tracker Buck Lothar. Anti-hunting activist Klamath Moore continues to stir up trouble in Saddlestring. Sheridan has a run-in at school and connects some unexpected dots for Marybeth. Meanwhile, Nate drops in on an old friend from his past and learns his future with Cricket is in jeopardy.

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.