PoliticsTed Cruz And Steve King Went Pheasant Hunting In IowaA key rite of passage for anyone interested in running for president. Cruz was in Iowa to speak at the GOP fundraising banquet in Des Moines.By by Hunter SchwarzBuzzFeed StaffPosted on October 26, 2013, 5:04 pmTwitterFacebookLink Sen. Ted Cruz went pheasant hunting in Iowa with Sen. Steve King Saturday. Steve King @SteveKingIA Good hunting on opening day. 03:30 PM - 26 Oct 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite Steve King@SteveKingIAGood hunting on opening day./ Via It's something Rick Perry and Rick Santorum did in 2011, so you know... Steve King @SteveKingIA Ted Cruz hunt is on 02:16 PM - 26 Oct 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite Steve King@SteveKingIATed Cruz hunt is on/ Via Cruz was in Iowa to be the keynote speaker at the Iowa GOP fundraising banquet in Des Moines. View this photo on Instagram Before hunting, the group prayed. Al Jazeera America reporter Naureen Kahn said she overheard someone say "Don't get 'Cheneyed.'" Naureen Khan @naureenindc Pre-hunt prayer. OH "Don't get cheneyed." 02:42 PM - 26 Oct 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite Naureen Khan@naureenindcPre-hunt prayer. OH "Don't get cheneyed."/ Via The GOP fundraising banquet was sold out to a maximum capacity of 600 guests. Naureen Khan @naureenindc Ted Cruz preparing to hunt pheasant with Steve King on "opening day." 02:40 PM - 26 Oct 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite Naureen Khan@naureenindcTed Cruz preparing to hunt pheasant with Steve King on "opening day."/ Via Steve King @SteveKingIA Successful hunt! Perfect fall opening day of pheasant season here at the "Hole N the Wall", Akron, Iowa. 05:21 PM - 26 Oct 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite Steve King@SteveKingIASuccessful hunt!Perfect fall opening day of pheasant season here at the "Hole N the Wall", Akron, Iowa./ Via Previously: How Washington’s “Crucifixion” Of Ted Cruz Made Him A Tea Party Saint In Iowa