Brookhaven claims a ghost town for his own, but a series of near accidents leads to a man who already has a claim on the town. Little does the group know that the military is using the town as a test site for a new formulation of gunpowder, and will soon blow it up.
Dusty may have been a bumbling idiot when he left the campsite, but he returns abounding with confidence. It's all due to the miraculous - and fatal - berries he ate.
Dusty removes a thorn from a bear's paw and the bear follows him back to camp to everyone's consternation. Complicating things is a similar bear who attacks anyone in its way and hunters who want the bears eliminated, whether good or bad.
Dusty's raven steals their map, and they are expecting a tornado. Dusty tries to get it back, and discovers a cave just as it hits. They survive, along with their covered wagon and stagecoach.
Dusty and Callahan are arrested when an officer accuses them of stealing a payroll he was transporting. The rest of the crew works to free them and find the real culprits.
Dusty and Callahan rescue a pretty girl they find alone on the road who tells them she was driven out of a nearby town because they believe her to be a witch. When accidents and eerie events happen in camp, Dusty's friends begin to wonder if the townspeople weren't right.