Controversial ‘hunter babe’ Kendall Jones has posted dozens of photos of children with animals they have killed.
The Texan has been encouraging parents to send in images of their kids with their kills, which are then posted on her Facebook page, which has over one million likes.
Jones openly admits to shooting some of the rarest creatures on earth and divides opinion online between haters and lovers of the bloodsport.
One child with a pink gun is smiles beside the body of an animal she has killed
Kendall Jones has been encouraging parents to send in pictures of their kids with dead animals
Jones has been heavily criticized for posing for pictures besides the animals she has hunted
In one image, a girl, who can be no more than six years old is holding the antlers of a recently killed large deer with the caption: ‘I think this is my favorite fan photo of the year so far! Need more fan pics guys. Please add them to my wall and DM them to me! #turkey #deer #hogs#predators #fish #snakes’
Jones also posts her friends’ kills including an image of her hunter friend Bridgette sitting over a huge Russian Bear and the post saying: ‘Go best friend!! Check out Bridgette’s amazing Russian bear!! Super jealous!!
This isn’t the first time that the 22-year-old has tried find the youngest hunters on the planet. Two years ago at Christmas time, she launched a ‘Cute Little Hunter’ comp, with nearly 2000 parents sending in pictures of their kids posing with dead animals.
This girl smiles with delight as she holds the horns of this dead deer that
The children appear to have killed a wide variety of animals, including what also appears to be a ram
Jones has never been far from controversy since she hit the headlines around the world in July 2014 for proudly displaying her kills online, which included a rare rhino, elephant and lion.
This prompted outrage from animal rights groups and an online petition banning her from hunting ever again.
Jones, who is known for her looks and being a university cheerleader, has thrived on her notoriety and says on her website biog: ‘I have big dreams and ambition to represent the next generation of hunters all over the world.
‘I started hunting when I was just 8 years old and have been in love ever since. At the age of 9, I accompanied my father on his Big 5 hunting trip to Africa in 2004.
‘At the age of 14, I became the youngest person to harvest the Africa Big 5, taking a white rhino, lion, Cape buffalo, leopard, and African elephant.
A boy stands beside the body of a dead Turkey. The pictures were posted on Jones’s official Facebook page
Many of the pictures feature young female hunters with the animals they have killed
Some of the kids pose with guns beside the animals they have killed
Jones has been encouraging parents to send in pictures of their children and their kills
‘In 2014, I skyrocketed to fame after my Africa hunt posts created a storm of criticism from mainstream media and support from hunters and conservationists around the world.’
The hunter has received numerous death threats and a Facebook group called ‘Kill Kendall Jones’, which had nearly 4,500 followers, was forced to close, although a second group ‘Stop Kendall Jones’ is still active.
An online petition was set up, which garnered nearly 176,000 signatures, to ban her from animal areas in Africa
She’s got her own YouTube TV Channel, which has nearly 12,000 subscribers, and she’s also made videos answering questions from fans.
But Jones has no intentions of backing down or giving up the sport. She’s made a fortune from endorsements, sponsorships and TV shows. She’s had deals with the clothing company Under Armour Hunt and hunting equipment firm White Tail Country. This is on top of selling her own official merchandise on her website.
Brought up in a hunting family, Jones killed her first animal, a white rhino, at the age of 13. A year later, she downed her first elephant, a buffalo, and a huge lion in Africa. Then only weeks later, she returned to kill a leopard and hippo. These pictures were then proudly showed off online, which prompted a social media outcry.
She caused outrage in October 2015 when she dressed up at Halloween as ‘Cecil the lion’ slayer, Walter Palmer.