Deer Hunter

EXT. MOUNTAINS - MIXED HARDWOOD FOREST - DAY
Snow is blowing, swirling past the trunks of stark, ice
covered trees. There is no horizon. Sky and earth are bound
in a moan of wind, in the faint creak of frozen limbs and the
whispering, fitful, spinning flakes.
NICK appears, suddenly, as a gust of wind shifts the slanting
snow. NICK is moving easily, heading slightly uphill,
following the contour of the slope. As he draws closer we see
that he is following a SET OF FRESH TRACKS.
EXT. MOUNTAINS - MIXED HARDWOODS - ROCK LEDGE - DAY
A magnificent SEVEN POINT BUCK stands by a grove of hemlocks,
looking down the slope.
NICK appears below, barely visible in the swirling snow.
The BUCK watches NICK for a moment, then turns unhurriedly
and vanishes into the trees.
EXT. RIDGE NEAR CAMP - DAY
VINCE is out of breath, clawing his way up a steep slope on
all fours. JOHN and ALBERT, who have reached a level area