| Author | Message | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1232 Registered: 8-2001 |
They are in the line of fire, yet they never leave. | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 848 Registered: 8-2011 |
They= H/A/Mixed? And furthermore, they=they? Line of fire= in the path of bullets? OR Fire= actual flames? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1234 Registered: 8-2001 |
They= H no/A some/Mixed? And furthermore, they=they? yes Line of fire= in the path of bullets? yes OR Fire= actual flames? no | ||
| Kyeannpepper (Kyeannpepper)
New member Username: Kyeannpepper Post Number: 378 Registered: 1-2012 |
Mammals? Fish? Amphibians? Reptiles? Birds? Or are they plants? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1235 Registered: 8-2001 |
Mammals? These Fish? Amphibians? Reptiles? Birds? not these Or are they plants? Not plants | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 1020 Registered: 6-2003 |
Are they alive? are they aware of being fired at? do they consider this a threat? do they try to run? is something preventing them from leaving the place? do they move at all? Are they all of the same species? Pigs, by any chance? (or wild boars?) Do those who are firing purposely target at the animals? Is the place an area of an actual war? a battle field? a shooting range? a military training area? Does this happen in present time? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1236 Registered: 8-2001 |
Are they alive? yes are they aware of being fired at? yesish do they consider this a threat? no do they try to run? no is something preventing them from leaving the place? no do they move at all? yes Are they all of the same species? no Pigs, by any chance? no (or wild boars?) no Do those who are firing purposely target at the animals? no Is the place an area of an actual war? no a battle field? no a shooting range? yes! a military training area? no Does this happen in present time? yes | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2923 Registered: 2-2011 |
are they rabbits or hares? ground squirrels? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1239 Registered: 8-2001 |
are they rabbits or hares? no ground squirrels? no | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4740 Registered: 9-2009 |
Are they ever hit? If so: intentionally? Unintentionally? Are they real, live animals? If hit, do they ever: get hurt? Die? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1240 Registered: 8-2001 |
Are they ever hit? no If so: intentionally? Unintentionally? Are they real, live animals? yes If hit, do they ever: get hurt? Die? see above | ||
| Kyeannpepper (Kyeannpepper)
New member Username: Kyeannpepper Post Number: 400 Registered: 1-2012 |
Do they know they will never be hit? Does the gun fire actual bullets? Or tracers? Are they all around the same size? If so, smaller than: a kitteh? A breadbox? A backpack? A reclining chair? A fridge/freezer? A small bathroom? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1247 Registered: 8-2001 |
Do they know they will never be hit? yes Does the gun fire actual bullets? this Or tracers? no Are they all around the same size? no If so, smaller than: a kitteh? A breadbox? A backpack? some are this size A reclining chair? some here too A fridge/freezer? hopefully none this big A small bathroom? | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 1026 Registered: 6-2003 |
Are these animals living at the shooting range? Are they never hit because the fire goes over their heads? Did they over the years get used to the shooting? Are they rabbits? hares? deer? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1269 Registered: 8-2001 |
Are these animals living at the shooting range? yes Are they never hit because the fire goes over their heads? yope Did they over the years get used to the shooting? yes Are they rabbits? no hares? no deer? yope | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5419 Registered: 9-2010 |
moose? antelope? reindeer? elk? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1270 Registered: 8-2001 |
moose? antelope? reindeer? elk? none of these. HINT: Deer is one, the other is smaller | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5420 Registered: 9-2010 |
a kitteh? =( | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 1029 Registered: 6-2003 |
Is the other animal a fox? a coon? a ferret? a polecat? a jackal? Are the animals never hit because the shooters are rather good? and almost never miss the target? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1271 Registered: 8-2001 |
a kitteh? =( certainly not! good heavens. Is the other animal a fox? yes a coon? a ferret? a polecat? a jackal? no to the rest Are the animals never hit because the shooters are rather good? yes, explore and almost never miss the target? precisely | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5427 Registered: 9-2010 |
that's a relief!!!! =) | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2947 Registered: 2-2011 |
are the fox and the deer real living animals? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1274 Registered: 8-2001 |
are the fox and the deer real living animals? yes | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2950 Registered: 2-2011 |
so these animals live on a shooting range and although they are in the line of fire they don't get hit and have become used to the shooting? is it a military range? police? a club? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1275 Registered: 8-2001 |
so these animals live on a shooting range and although they are in the line of fire they don't get hit and have become used to the shooting? yes is it a military range? police? this is closest a club? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 4129 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is there more to be discovered Wildcard? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1322 Registered: 8-2001 |
Is there more to be discovered Wildcard? There is only what kind of shooting range is involved. If no one is keen to guess, I can $p0yl | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 4132 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is it one of those ones built like a movie set where cardboard cutouts of crooks & innocent people pop up and the cop has to decide whether he should open fire. | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1323 Registered: 8-2001 |
Is it one of those ones built like a movie set where cardboard cutouts of crooks & innocent people pop up and the cop has to decide whether he should open fire. The story does not say anything about pop-up targets | ||
| Jane (Jane)
New member Username: Jane Post Number: 137 Registered: 4-2012 |
Is it a clay pigeon range? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1324 Registered: 8-2001 |
Is it a clay pigeon range? no | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1325 Registered: 8-2001 |
SPOILER: As there seems to be little to no interest in the final detail of this puzzle, I will put an end to it. The 547-acre FBI Academy on the grounds of Quantico (Va.) Marine Base houses a firing range on which about a million bullets a month are shot by agents in training, but it also happens to be a de facto wildlife refuge for the simple fact that the academy is off-limits to Virginia hunters. Thus, according to a December ABC News dispatch, deer learn that, despite the gunfire (sometimes at astonishingly close range as they wander by the targets), none of them ever gets hit. The academy is also a "sanctuary" for foxes, wild turkeys and other critters. [ABC News, 12-26-2011] Thanks to everyone for the good questions! | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3043 Registered: 2-2011 |
thanks Wildcard - sorry, I just ran out of ideas |
