Sam McCutchen dreamed of the day when he would own the land that he and his son Gabe could privately hunt on, and that day is now. The two acres of parcel sat aquarantineda for the last few years as chronic wasting disease held its deadly grip on the wildlife there. The state government had labeled the territory an eradication zone and ordered the extermination of all diseased animals. But science, and its many monstrous faces, stepped in to save the day. Through two scientistsa persistence and experimentations, they discovered a cure. What they hadnat realized is that they unlocked something inside the animals that no one was prepared to face. As the McCutchen party set out on their hunting venture, they would soon uncover the horrific secrets buried for years. They also realized that they have now become the hunted. Because, in the Animal Kingdom, itas survival of the fittest.