Part 1, Fall: Chapters 5-7 Summary

In chapter 5, Brian turns the sewed rabbit skins into a vest he can wear over his shirt. When he is done, Brian goes to mark the stump above his camp again, afraid the rain washed away his scent. Brian sees a wolf with fresh meat in its mouth. Another appears, also with fresh meat. Brian thinks the wolves made a kill nearby, so he goes in search of it. Quickly Brian finds a dead deer that still has usable meat on its shoulders. Brian quickly drags, then carries, the deer to his campsite and carves the meat away. When Brian is done, he discovers he has more than thirty pounds of meat, enough to last him weeks. That night, while enjoying this new meat, Brian puts feathers on his new arrows with string from his old windbreaker...