sleepy eyes, minnesota — With a Beretta shotgun, Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz He trekked through tall straw-like grass for three hours on Saturday, the opening day of the state’s pheasant hunting season, but despite his efforts, he didn’t get a single shot.
“There are good days and there are good days pheasant hunting,” Walz said at the end of the day.
The governor’s friend and frequent hunter, Scott Rall, committed the lone murder on Saturday. The instructions given to the hunting party stated that retrieving the bird’s body was a top priority, but no one found the body in the thick underbrush, which at one point was as tall as Waltz himself.
Many pheasants and animals from the tall grass and straw flew backwards towards the press. At one point, Walz seemed to imply that: 2006 hunting accident Former Vice President Cheney was involved in an incident where he accidentally shot a fellow hunter in the face.
“Every joke the vice president ever made was going to be made right then and there, and I was like this,” Walz said, gesturing to take the gun off the safety catch.
“It was too far away,” Walz said of the one bird in his field of vision.
The Governor participated in the hunt in his official capacity as Governor, wearing Carhartt Hunting Chams and an orange vest commemorating the opening of the annual season. Nonetheless, campaign engagement followed and came on the heels of a recent campaign announcement unveiling a new voting coalition of hunters, anglers and gun owners.
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The new coalition will emphasize Harris’s support for “traditional causes.”
Vice President Kamala Harris and Walz relied on The fact that they are recent gun owners – while also continuing to advocate for legislation like universal background checks. In an interview with “60 Minutes,” Harris said he owns a Glock. During the event Joining Oprah Winfrey, the former prosecutor declared, “If anyone breaks into my house, they will be shot.”
Walz told CBS News that the Beretta A400 he carried on his hunts was purchased when he was shooting traps a lot. He pointed out that the gun has a “kickoff” feature.
“That’s why my shoulders don’t hurt as much as I get older,” he said.
During breaks to change hounds, Walz ate locally sourced venison and Diet Mountain Dew. He mentioned Sarge, one of three black Labradors who led most of the hunt.
“The soldier is here saying I just worked for two hours and these guys didn’t fire a single shot,” he joked.
Walz, who grew up in rural Nebraska and frequently visits farms and football games during the campaign, is trying to appeal to male and rural voters. According to a CBS News poll conducted in August: gender gap among voters approaching 2020 levels.
In the opinion poll, 45% of male voters said they would choose Harris, while 54% said they would support former President Donald Trump.
In the poll, women were more likely than men to view Harris as someone who “fights a lot for people like you.”
Walz previously boasted that he was the best person in Congress when he served in the House.
“I loved filming that Congress, but it was kind of risky because these are Second Amendment people who didn’t really know how to film,” Walz said, recalling Saturday’s previous filming with fellow Minnesota congressional delegation members.
When someone on the hunting party mentioned Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio, the Republican vice-presidential candidate, Waltz asked, “Do they shoot?”
Trump doesn’t hunt. CBS News reached out to Vance’s team.
In a statement, the Trump campaign called Saturday’s hunt “staged,” and Trump campaign co-chairman Chris Lasivita said Walz was “moving around trying to reload his shotgun.”
