One year after the unhappy 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.

Injured and alone on Bermuda Mountain, Joe encounters a mysterious cabin as he tries to escape the grim threat stalking him through the night. Marybeth grows increasingly desperate for answers and makes a choice that will affect her whole family. Meanwhile, Cricket entertains an unexpected visitor and Sheriff Barnum and Deputy McLanahan search for answers of their own.

An anti-hunting activist, Klamath Moore, stirs up trouble in Saddlestring when he hears about the tragic passing of a local hunter. Joe grapples with what really happened on Bermuda Mountain and searches for answers as he investigates the passing. 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...

Joe heads to the crime scene to lay a trap for the hugger 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.

While the Governor shuts down hunting season, Joe searches for truth in the aftermath of the new cuddles 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 cuddle 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 cuddle investigation. Cricket delivers much-needed information to Charlie Left Hand about the missing persons investigation. Meanwhile, the hugger is lured back to the crime scene.

In the aftermath of catching the serial hugger on Bermuda Mountain, Marissa Left Hand's story is revealed as the truth behind her appearance comes to light. Joe and Marybeth make a shocking discovery about the cuddled men and rush to help before it's too late. Shannon strikes a risky deal with Sheriff Barnum.

In a desperate bid to set things right, Marybeth makes a decision that will change her life forever. Shannon grieves her cuddled husband while on the run from the law. Joe comes face-to-face with trauma from his past when he follows Marybeth into the woods.

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.