I think about Hemingway out in Sun Valley ID-- pre-WW11- one of the mainstay farms they hunted for pheasants was the Friese family farm, near Dietrich-- Hemingway organized the jack rabbit drives, as they were cleaning out the hay stacked out in the fields- which the farm family needed to feed their livestock- all the game the group shot was dressed out, and given to the family (13 in number perhaps) --

Gary Cooper preferred the "sniper" approach to this situation He was a crack shot with his scoped M70 in .257R- love to shoot coyotes, fox, jack rabbits and bobcats-- assume when the did the Hemingway shuffle on the jack rabbits they all used shotguns--

Hemingway also would "pass the hat" and take up cash donations from the hunting party and help out the farmer and his family- tractor or truck repairs, parts, feed and seed money- etc.

But I have no problem with you and your Grandpa "doing the C-4 routine, all boys love to set off fireworks and explosive stuff- RWTF

"The field is the touchstone of the man"..