Cycling The Road Less Travelled

We have two completely hypothetical questions for you all. Let’s say, for example, you were…oh, I don’t know…cycle touring in some European country. To pick one out of a hat…let’s say that country is…Bosnia-Hercegovina. So, you’re cycling along in Bosnia-Hercegovina, going through some pretty remote areas. The towns marked on your map appear to be either non-existent, abandoned or no more then a collection of three or four houses. You can’t find a campground, hotel, apartment, or room anywhere or anybody willing to help you out for that matter. It’s getting dark but fortunately you have your somewhat trusty tent with you; left without any other choice, you decide to wild camp. You find a good spot on what appears to be public land, and pitch up your tent. As you finish putting in the last peg you hear a car pull off the road, someone getting out of the car and then a few minutes later what appears to be…<pause for dramatic effect>…a gunshot, followed by…<yet another pause for dramatic effect>…a series of gunshots.

So, Question number 1: Do you assume that:

1. It’s just some teenagers shooting cans.
2. It’s someone innocently hunting for their dinner.
3. The gunshots will be followed by the statement “Get off my land!”.
4. It’s the head of the local crime ring just carrying out regular business.
5. You’ve accidentally camped in a military zone.

Question number 2. After pondering whether these are ‘nice folk with guns’ or ‘bad folk with guns’, would you then:

1. Get on the bikes and bolt even though its getting too dark to be on the road.
2. Run for the hills.
3. Get in your somewhat trusty tent and hide.
4. Approach the gunmen and exchange pleasantries. Perhaps offer them some of the crumbled up cookies you’ve been carrying around in your panniers for the past few days.

Again, we’re just looking for some input in case we should ever get ourselves in this completely hypothetical predicament…even though I’m sure we never would…ever. Wouldn’t happen.