When Dare Devlyn buys the Corral de Terra Ranch and starts to return it to its former glory as a working cattle operation, the old-timers warn him to go slow in his dealings with the sheepmen -- that under the surface of calm, a feud still smolders. Corral de Terra Ranch had been the battleground of an ancient feud between cattlemen and sheepmen. Its bullet-riddled walls told the story of their gunfights. The hostilities had been put to rest for over thirty years, but when the lead starts flying, Devlyn knows he has a peck of trouble at hand.