In the drought-ridden rangelands of Western Australia Gabe Ahern makes his living trapping wild dogs for local station owners.Still coming to terms with his wife's death - and the part he played in it - the old bushman leads a solitary life. Until one morning when he rescues a young Afghan man Altair from certain execution.Now with a gang of people smugglers on his tail and the lives of Altair's family on the line Gabe is drawn into a ruthless game of cat and mouse. His main opponent is Chase Hunter a kangaroo hunter with bush skills as wily and sharp as his own.As the old dogger and roo-shooter go head to head Gabe will need all his cunning to come out of this alive.