Shots In The Dark

Someone not so very far away was firing a gun at irregular intervals after dark last night.  I struggle to frame a scenario that makes sense of this but my best guess is the grown-up kids of the family at the big house were having a jolly party and had found the keys to dad's gun cabinet. If this were an urban environment it'd be a matter for the police; as it is, it's just an everday story of country folk.

Brig O'Dread