Walz talked about his semiautomatic shotgun, a Beretta A-400, mentioned he liked the more forgiving recoil on his shoulders, and then — flipping up the shotgun, shells removed — walked along the tall grass back to the farmsite where he sat on a pick-up, ate venison sticks and talked hunting dogs.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz‘s pheasant hunting trip took an unexpected turn when a video surfaced of him struggling to load his shotgun. As Walz, a self-proclaimed hunter, fumbled with the firearm, social media erupted with reactions questioning his experience.