A young boy must learn to deal with his ill grandfather and how to deal with a young doe in the forest.
Hunting is life for the Borne family. But one year John Borne's grandpa is dying, so John must hunt alone. For John the hunt is no longer about killing, its about life.
John Borne always looked forward to hunting with his grandfather. But now his grandfather is dying, and the hunt will be without joy. But when John sees the doe, waiting, watching him, he knwos he must track her;not to kill, but to find in the skill of the hunt, in the way of the wild, how to hold on to his grandfathers life.