'Had some fun and no reporters were shot': Ted Cruz reflects on Saturday pheasant hunt in Iowa [photos, video]

After a week of campaigning, debating and speaking against the budget deal, Ted Cruz went pheasant hunting in Iowa with Rep. Steve King on Saturday.

.@tedcruz has arrived to @SteveKingIA's pheasant hunt, toting a Beretta pic.twitter.com/AQGIWOlocL

— Betsy Klein (@betsy_klein) October 31, 2015

Some scenes from @tedcruz's pheasant hunt with @SteveKingIA this evening in Akron, Iowa: pic.twitter.com/x50fdl3YRE

— Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) October 31, 2015

.@tedcruz and @stevekingia talk post-hunt with Jack Zimmerman, who was injured in Afghanistan in the 101st airborne pic.twitter.com/wL46O7v4ly

— Betsy Klein (@betsy_klein) November 1, 2015

https://twitter.com/WilliamPetroski/status/660600838142857216

What did Cruz think about the day?

Ted Cruz. Pheasants. Iowa. Steve King. Two kills. An afternoon—> pic.twitter.com/PSjuWdpizN

— Vaughn Hillyard (@VaughnHillyard) November 1, 2015

'@VaughnHillyard goes hunting w/Cruz: "We caught some birds & had some fun & no reporters were shot. Was a good day" https://t.co/fd4SKSxqEy

— Alexandra Jaffe (@ajjaffe) November 1, 2015

Classic.

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