Open Season

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of sexual content, substance use, graphic violence, and death.

Joe reflects on his past as he drives to Eagle Mountain Club to find Wacey Hedeman. Vern Dunnegan trained both Joe and Wacey, and they work together often because their districts are beside each other. Joe worked in Saddlestring before, and both he and Marybeth were happy to return to Twelve Sleep County after years of moving around the state. Joe and Marybeth envied Vern and his wife’s life in the Saddlestring game warden house, but with almost three children and a dog, the house doesn’t feel as grand for the Picketts. Joe worries that as hunting season starts, he won’t see his family as often as he’d like.

Joe arrives at Eagle Mountain Club, and the guard waves him through the gate. The Eagle Mountain Club is home to an exclusive group of millionaires who live lavishly in the vast, private resort. Joe drives through the resort to the home of communications mogul Donald Kensinger. Joe knows Wacey is having an affair with Donald’s wife Aimee. As Joe approaches the house, Wacey opens the door wearing nothing but his game warden shirt.