Trophy hunter CHILDREN pose alongside bodies of animals
Earlier this week a woman from Kentucky caused outrage after photos emerged of her posing alongside the corpse of a rare black giraffe, and it seems that no age is too tender to embrace the hunting life.
Proud parents have been taking to Instagram to share snaps of their children involved in big game hunting, posing beside the corpses of lions and bears.
On the same day as the controversy over Tess Thompson Talley's giraffe hunt broke, Jaco van Vuuren Safaris in South Africa shared a snap of what appeared to be a father and son from Tajikistan alongside a lion they killed.
'Congratulations on hunting this majestic animal,' they wrote.
Alaskan hunter Kyle Virgin also shared a snap earlier this week of his daughter Aubrey with her first grizzly bear kill.
'I despise the thought that kids are too young to take hunting,' he said.
'We’ve been having people claim there’s no way a nine year old could have killed this bear. Keep watching, we’ve only just begun.
On the same day as the controversy over Tess Thompson Talley's giraffe hunt broke, a South African 'safari' company shared a snap of a father and son with the lion they had killed
Nine-year-old Aubrey from Alaska pictured this week with her very first grizzly bear kill
Hunter Lee Murray from Queenstown, New Zealand said this little boy was a 'legend' for getting involved in hunting at an early age
Also this week, Lee Murray from Queenstown, New Zealand shared a snap of a young boy with a toy gun alongside the decapitated head of a stag, saying: Hunting, it's in our blood. Zeb you little legend.'
Another image which has been circulating shows a young boy looking at a tablet, while leaning against the corpse of a dead female lion - although it's not clear when exactly the image was taken.
A hunter called Ryan the Buddha from Wisonsin shared a proud family photo taken in the driveway with his wife and two girls alongside a stuffed mountain lion.
'The girls said they wanted another cat,' he captioned the snap.
A hunter called Ryan the Buddha from Wisonsin with his family and a stuffed mountain lion
Another image which has been circulating shows a young boy looking at a tablet, while leaning against the corpse of a dead female lion
Father and son on a trophy hunt in Africa, posing with the corpse of a dead lion
Tess Thompson Talley posted the photos of herself with the dead giraffe on Facebook after a trip to South Africa a year ago she described as a 'once in a lifetime dream hunt'.
'Prayers for my once in a lifetime dream hunt came true today! Spotted this rare black giraffe bull and stalked him for quite awhile,' the 37-year-old posted alongside the photos.
'I knew it was the one. He was over 18 years old, 4,000 lbs and was blessed to be able to get 2,000 lbs of meat from him.'
Mother and daughter alongside the body of an Impala shot in Limpopo province, South Africa
Thaka Safaris in South Africa captioned this snap 'Our daughter with a beautiful buffalo' saying it was a case of little girl, big game
The animal she hunted is referred to as a black giraffe only because the dominant males tend to change color as they get older.
Their mustard-colored patches will darken over time until they are black.
Talley, who is married to a fellow hunter, posted several photos of her posing in front of the giraffe's corpse, laying down next to it and leaning against the slain animal as its head wrapped around her.
Tess Thompson Talley, who lives in Kentucky, posted the photos of herself with the dead giraffe on Facebook after a hunting trip to South Africa a year ago
The controversial photos seemingly went unnoticed until news outlet Africa Digest shared them last week.
'White American savage who is partly a Neanderthal comes to Africa and shoot down a very rare black giraffe courtesy of South Africa stupidity,' a tweet Africa Digest read.
'Her name is Tess Thompson Talley. Please share.'
She has since made her Facebook profile private following backlash.