BUTCHER MOUNTAIN IS THE SIXTH BOOK IN THE WILDER HAWK MOUNTAIN MAN ADVENTURE SERIES FROM D. M. HAGGARD Still mourning the loss of his woman, Wilder leaves his tribal homeland bound for the northern Rockies he explored and came to love on his first mountain man journey. A chance encounter on the trail, rescuing a young cowboy from attempted robbery, entangles Wilder with the Triple Bar Ranch. The cowboy is the only son of the ranch’s hard-headed owner, Edmund Butcher, who’s currently contending with the Mormon settlers wanting his range land for farming and local Indian tribes who are stealing cattle for food. Suspicious at first, Butcher thaws toward Wilder and at his request, lets him winter in a sturdy cabin halfway up Butcher Mountain. The hazards of the mountain – vicious predators, blizzard, and killing cold – test Wilder’s endurance in every way. When a wolf pack sets its sights on him and his livestock, he battles for his life against hunters as clever and persistent as he is. Only his mountain man skills and Apache wisdom can save him … and maybe a little help from a friend, but is it too late