"There's good days and there's great days pheasant hunting," Walz said when the day wrapped up. Scott Rall, a friend of the governor who he often hunts with, made the sole kill on

Walz has hunted pheasants every season as governor, but the crowd at this year’s safety briefing was much more crowded than usual because of his Democratic vice presidential candidacy. Secret Service agents and a small media contingent surrounded the governor in a sea of orange before he took his Beretta A400 into the field.