For John Borne's family, hunting has nothing to do with sport or manliness. It's a matter of survival. Every fall, John and his grandfather go off into the woods to shoot the deer that puts meat on the table over the long Minnesota winter. But this year John's grandfather is dying, and John must hunt alone. He tracks a doe for two days, but as he closes in on his prey, he realizes he cannot shoot her. Because for John the hunt is no longer about killing—it's about life.