# Broken Fang — Shepherds of the Wild character guide

> Broken Fang in Shepherds of the Wild by Edison Marshall.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Fang

**First appearance:** 0004-v

## Snapshot

An old cougar whose long experience has taught him the niches and sharp turns of the trail where ewes wander within reach of his claws.

## Who they are

Broken Fang stalks the margins of Hugh's camp, patient and hungry, a living embodiment of the wilderness that presses against the flock every night. His raids test Hugh's vigilance and mark the herder's slow education in the eternal war between man's works and the powers of the wild. He is not evil but inevitable, and his presence gives the mountain its menace.

## Relationships

### [Hugh Gaylord](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shepherds_of_the_wild_se/characters/hugh_gaylord)

_rivalry_

Broken Fang, a predatory wolf, is a fierce antagonist to Hugh, constantly threatening his flock and challenging his authority.

### [Spot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shepherds_of_the_wild_se/characters/spot)

_rivalry_

Broken Fang and Spot are adversaries, with Spot defending the flock against the wolf's predatory attacks.

### [Hugh Gaylord](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shepherds_of_the_wild_se/characters/hugh_gaylord)

_rivalry_

Broken Fang, a predatory wolf, is a fierce antagonist to Hugh, constantly threatening his flock and challenging his authority.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shepherds_of_the_wild_se/chapters/ii)

Broken Fang is the giant cougar causing damage to livestock in Idaho, which the Old Colonel suggests Hugh hunt.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shepherds_of_the_wild_se/chapters/vi)

Described as the monarch of the cougars, feeling the hunting fever and pride in his predatory prowess.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shepherds_of_the_wild_se/chapters/vii)

The aging cougar struggles to hunt, but spots a lamb trapped in the river and plans to seize it.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shepherds_of_the_wild_se/chapters/viii)

The cougar lurking on the opposite bank, whose eyes Hugh glimpses; he is the predator threatening the lamb.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shepherds_of_the_wild_se/chapters/xv)

Mentioned as the great cougar that Alice considers might follow her trail, though she believes her pistol can frighten him away.

### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shepherds_of_the_wild_se/chapters/xxiii)

Starving cougar who stalks the bighorn flock; his ambush is ruined by a pika's squeak, and he chases Spot downhill.

### [The Final Hour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shepherds_of_the_wild_se/chapters/xxx)

Drives Spot and his ewes into the clearing, becoming the focal point of Hugh's final battle for survival.

### [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shepherds_of_the_wild_se/chapters/xxxi)

Mentioned as having pursued Spot earlier; his threat is now past.

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