1853 Hunting Question? Choose Winner? See Details?

Question

Thirty-something male Southron bearing single shot fowling

firearm and male forty-something personal property who is

holding their supper are both confronted by three pre-teen

males amid what will someday be known as NE Colorado.

Each boy holds sharp flint knife on one hand and horsehair

rope tied to four unshod mares in other fist. One ten gage shot load is available. The hunters could become the hunted once all horses are mounted by adult warriors. Describe how only one these five survived in hunting tale of mythic proportion.

Colors: One Black, Three Red, One White (if it matters).

Answer 1

Really, the answer depends a lot on what nation the Indians are, but in 1853 relations were not too bad in northern CO (unless I am completely forgetting something). It is very possible that an encounter between Americans and Indians would be peaceful.

Answer 2

Are we mixing Lord of the Rings with shotguns?