After Marshal Ed Masterson is shot while breaking up a barroom brawl, he hastily bans all firearms in Dodge City; Ed's swift proclamation is met with disdain by most townsfolk, including his own brothers, and places an even larger target on his back.
After Marshal Ed Masterson is gunned down in Dodge City, his youngest brother, James, decides to follow in his footsteps and become a lawman; when James' life is threatened, middle brother Bat Masterson races back from Arizona to protect his kin.
Coming of age on the frontier, young Bill Hamilton joins Old Bill Williams on an adventure during the final days of the fur trade; as the last mountain man, Hamilton's courage is tested when he faces a showdown with Bannock warriors.
After wasting time chasing a stubborn bull, the cowboys decide to spend less time working for day wages and more time brokering cattle; Cody prepares for his annual rodeo; Booger decides Matthew is old enough to tag along and learn about cowboy work.
When Black cowboy Nat Love overnights in Deadwood during a cattle drive, he decides to enter a Fourth of July cowboy competition; confident in his roping, riding, and shooting skills, he is eager to test his mettle against the best cowboys around.
When homesteaders keep cutting down her fences to access grazing land and water, a widowed landowner teams up with Texas Ranger Ira Aten to protect her property; Aten hopes his explosive plan of action will force the cutters to compromise.
Tennessee native John Coffee Hays heads to the frontier of Texas in the 1830s and signs on as an early member of the Texas Rangers, and in 1844 he becomes a legend when he leads a small band in a desperate fight with the Comanche.
The cowboys head to Texas on a mission to broker their first cattle deal; Cody decides it is time to start his own rodeo; Bubba and Kaley take in a struggling cowboy while he looks for work; Booger and Jaclyn get serious about buying a piece of land.