Deep in the Ozark Mountains, farmer Springfield Davis (Lionel Barrymore) loves to hunt foxes with his trusted dog, Bugle Ann. But a shadow falls over their sojourns in the woods when Jacob Terry (Dudley Digges) vows to shoot any and all dogs that come near his sheep. The resulting feud between the two men becomes more heated when Springfield's son (Eric Linden) starts romancing Jacob's daughter (Maureen O'Sullivan) -- and reaches a fever pitch when Bugle Ann disappears.