diff --git a/src/game/gameFlow.ts b/src/game/gameFlow.ts
index 4650cc8..f3fbfb2 100644
--- a/src/game/gameFlow.ts
+++ b/src/game/gameFlow.ts
@@ -477,6 +477,42 @@ class GameFlow {
         // Logic for traversing the mountains, may affect gameState
     }
 
+    // Shooting word variations
+    private shootingWordVariations: string[] = [
+        "BANG", "BLAM", "POW", "WHAM", "BOOM", "ZAP", "PEW", "BAM", "CRACK", "POP",
+        "BOFF", "SMACK", "KABOOM", "ZOOM", "WHOOSH", "BLOOP", "SPLAT", "SPLASH", "CRASH", "BANG!"
+    ];
+
+    // Simulating the shooting subroutine
+    private async handleShootingSubRoutine(userInput?: string): Promise<void> {
+
+        let responseMessage = ''
+
+        if (!userInput) {
+            // Select a random shooting word
+            const shootingWordSelector = Math.floor(Math.random() * this.shootingWordVariations.length);
+            this.gameState.shootingWordSelector = this.shootingWordVariations[shootingWordSelector];
+            this.gameState.clockTimeAtStartOfBang = Math.floor(new Date().getTime() / 1000);
+            //prompt the user to type !!Oregon shootingWord
+            responseMessage += `\nQuick! TYPE !!Oregon ${this.gameState.shootingWordSelector} within the next few minutes to hunt the animal. Hurry, time is ticking!\n`;
+            await this.statusUpdate(responseMessage);
+        } else {
+            // Check user input against shooting word
+            if (userInput.toUpperCase() === this.gameState.shootingWordSelector) {
+                const clockTimeAtEndOfBang = this.gameState.comment.created_utc;
+                let actualResponseTimeForBang = ((clockTimeAtEndOfBang - this.gameState.clockTimeAtStartOfBang) / 60000);
+                actualResponseTimeForBang += (this.gameState.shootingExpertiseLevelChoice - 1)
+                if (actualResponseTimeForBang < 0) {
+                    actualResponseTimeForBang = 0;
+                }
+                // Update the game state with the actual response time
+                this.gameState.actualResponseTimeForBang = actualResponseTimeForBang;
+            } else {
+                this.gameState.actualResponseTimeForBang = 9; // Set a high time to indicate a miss
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private handleDoctor(): string {
         let responseMessage: string = ""
         // Handle illness and injury
diff --git a/src/game/gameState.ts b/src/game/gameState.ts
index 18e682d..08c6132 100644
--- a/src/game/gameState.ts
+++ b/src/game/gameState.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class GameState {
     amountSpentOnAnimals: number = 0;
     amountSpentOnAmmunition: number = 0;
     actualResponseTimeForBang: number = 0;
-    clockTimeAtStartOfBang: Date = new Date();
+    clockTimeAtStartOfBang: number = 0;
     amountSpentOnClothing: number = 0;
     insufficientClothingFlag: boolean = false;
     yesNoResponseToQuestions: string = '';