They're heading farther to the northwest in the mountain valleys of the Beaverhead and Pioneer Range. It's a known risk. The fearsome, kill-crazy Blackfoot claim exclusive rights to the territory--even the hardcase Hudson Bay trappers think twice about crossing that line. But it's an unknown risk that's putting the lives of Luke, Jug, and Willow in danger. A kill-crazy, vengeance-seeking hound named Jake Purcell is following their every move. He aims to make a big killing in the High Country--and take Willow alive for his own feral needs. A cold and bloody day in hell is storming on the horizon.