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Richard Safford, gentleman z Bostonu, se rozhodne zkusit štěstí na Západě a chovat zde ovce. Hned při příjezdu se seznámí s dvěma místními rančery, kteří mají ohromná stáda dobytka. Jsou to rodina Guthrieových a Moul. Díky tomuto setkání zjistí, že jeho plány s ovcemi mají podstatnou trhlinu - ocitl se totiž v dobytkářském kraji, kde je jakýkoli chov ovcí tvrdě potlačován. Dobytkáři nesnášejí pastevce, protože ovce spásají trávu až ke kořínkům a je třeba čekat až na příští rok, než na spaseném místě vyroste nová; utlačovaní pastevci se zase snaží bránit diktátorským tendencím dobytkářů a získat alespoň trochu vládních pastvin i pro sebe.
Zatímco Safford zvažuje, jaké další kroky podnikne, je spolu s rančerem Moulem hostem u Guthrieových. Zamiluje se do jejich dcery Joyce. Rád by si ji vzal, ale zjistí, že se očekává brzké zasnoubení Joyce s Moulem. Je to pochopitelné - spojí se tím dva nejmocnější dobytkáři v okolí.
Nešťastný Safford nyní nemá co ztratit a rozhodne se pro chov ovcí. Rázem je vtažen do místní války, ve které nejde jen o ovce, dobytek nebo lásku, ale především o holý život.