What is the setting of "The Interlopers"?

When we think of the setting of the story we think of time
and physical location. This story gives us only one definite answer to these two
aspects: the physical location. The first sentence of this excellent short story
introduces where the action is to take place:

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In a forest of mixed growth somewhere on the
eastern spurs of the Carpathians, a man stood one winter night watching and
listening...

The Carpathians,
as I am sure you are aware, are a mountain range that starts in Slovakia and extends
through Poland, Ukraine and Romania. So, whilst we know the geographical setting, the
time of the story is not directly told to us, except that it is in winter. However, the
fact that both characters have rifles, and other aspects about the setting, indicate
that the story is set at some point in the early 20th century or late 19th century. This
is just an educated guess, however. Often, when we think about setting, we have to
examine the story and identify a variety of clues to help us in our
deductions.