Nurse hunts bears, deer and wolves then posts on Instagram
Trolls send nurse death and rape threats after she posted photos and video of herself hunting bears, deer and wolves in Idaho and South Africa on Instagram
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- Kate Small, 29, hunts wild animals around her home in Idaho the posts pictures on her social media account
- Largest animal Small has ever hunted was a black bear which was over 6ft tall and weighed more than 350lb
- Pictures posted on social media show her posing with dead bears, deer and wolves to her 27,000 followers
- As a result of her Instagram posts the registered nurse gets death and rape threats, some directed at her child
A nurse who hunts wild animals and posts pictures on social media of her kills has received threats to rape and murder her baby daughter.
Kate Small has killed bears, deer, hogs, wolves around her home area of Boise, Idaho, as well as other places around the world, such as South Africa.
The 29-year-old then posts pictures on Instagram of her trophy kills as she poses with the dead carcasses.
As a backcountry hunter, Small can spend days or weeks out in the field to hunt an animal and has built up a fan base of 27,000 followers on Instagram.
The largest animal Small has ever hunted was a black bear which was over 6ft tall and weighed more than 350lb.
This six-foot black bear (pictured above) was Kate’s largest prey, weighing over 350lb. She posted the pictured on her Instagram account
Small says she only hunts for ‘food and conservation’ and eats every animal she hunts, except for wolves (above) which are not fit for human consumption
Small, 29, says she has been hunting for 10 years and was introduced to the blood sport by her step father and ‘instantly fell in love with it’
Kate Small also hunts various types of fish around her home in Idaho. She claims hunters ‘raise more money for conservation from licensing fees, tags and taxes than any other group combined’
But the most difficult animal to hunt was a wolf due to its heightened senses, speed and distance they can travel in a day, she said.
Small, who has been hunting for around 10 years, mainly hunts with her fiancé, Justin, and one day hopes to even introduce her daughter, Finley, to the blood sport.
She claims to hunt in an ‘ethical way’ and to only kill animals for food or ‘conservation’ and wants more women to take part in hunting.
In a video posted online Small brags about ‘dropping’ a bear during a hunt. She stresses her hunts are all legal.
Small said: ‘I like being able to know exactly where my food came from and not only that but working extremely hard to get it. I like being able to provide organic, nutritious meals for my family. This lifestyle also lets me create everlasting memories with my friends and family,’ she said.
‘Even if I am unable to harvest an animal, memories made on a mountain, battling the elements and being pushed to your limit are invaluable. It’s a true test of your inner strength and character.
‘I salvage as much of the animal as I possibly can. I always keep the head and hide for mounting. The meat is what we live off of, we butcher it ourselves and then we will eat it the rest of the year.
Kate Small recently killed a gemsbock in South Africa. She said: ‘We have certain seasons on what you can hunt, each state is different. I will hunt mule deer for one month in October, during which time if I am lucky enough to find one, I will harvest just one mule deer’
Kate with her fiance Justin and their one-year-old daughter Finley. She says people say things to her online, ‘I’d never wish on my worst enemy. I’ve had hundreds of people threaten to rape and murder my one-year old daughter’
Small cutting a kill after backcountry hunting. She said: ‘It takes months of effort and strategizing. Finding the right areas, setting up trail cameras, tracking the animal’s habits and preparing for days to weeks in the backcountry’
Animals Small does not eat are used for mountings in her home in Idaho. She said: ‘I salvage as much of the animal as I possibly can. I always keep the head and hide for mounting’
Registered nurse Kate Small hunting hogs in Texas. She said: ‘I don’t hunt anything I won’t eat. I never take an animal for fun, it’s for food or for conservation’
‘Aside from wolves, as they carry parasites that are dangerous to eat and the meat is bad, I don’t hunt anything I won’t eat. I never take an animal for fun, it’s for food or for conservation.’
As a result of her social media posts, Small has received thousands of death threats online, some even targeting her one-year-old daughter as well as her pet dogs.
She added: ‘I have actually received thousands of death threats. People saying things I’d never wish on my worst enemy. I’ve had hundreds of people also threaten to rape and murder my one-year old daughter. I recall one person saying, ”I’m going to put your baby in a blender and listen to her scream”.
‘I’ve also had people say they are going to murder my dogs, which just doesn’t make any sense to me, you’re mad that I killed an animal, so you’re going to kill an animal.
‘For the most part I try to use education and explain why I do what I do but I must admit sometimes my sarcasm gets the better of me and I respond with humor. I usually laugh the death threats off, if you are threatening someone who hunts apex predators for a living, you mustn’t be very bright.’
Small claims hunting certain animals was less cruel than them dying from nature causes.
Small hunted an eland bull in South Africa. She added: ‘By sharing my hunts on social media, I hope to show women that hunting isn’t just a man’s sport. That women too can possess the knowledge and endurance it takes to get out there and fend for themselves while still maintaining their femininity’
The largest animal Kate hunted was a six foot bear. Small said: ‘My elk season will be about one month as well, again, I will just take one if I can find one. More often than not hunters are unsuccessful. My spring bear season goes for two to three months’
Small shows off the large paws of the bear she hunted. The mother-of-one said: ‘I like being able to know exactly where my food came from and not only that but working extremely hard to get it’
She said: ‘Those that I know who hunt, including myself, have an immense respect for animals and care deeply about them, that’s another reason why we do what we do.
‘Every year fish and game [authorities] comes out with new quotas specifying what and how many of each species in each particular area can and should be hunted. These quotas are based on scientific research to help keep the populations at their healthiest.
‘Hunting helps these animals combat spread of disease and competition for food. I know people think hunting is cruel, but it isn’t, you know what’s cruel? Mother Nature. Have you ever seen an elk get half eaten by wolves and suffer for hours while it slowly and painfully dies? Have you ever seen a mule deer gradually waste away and eventually die of starvation?
‘I don’t know about you, but to me a single shot to the vitals sounds like a much better way to go.’
Kate Small’s first ever kill in her home state of Idaho. She said: ‘Once an animal is spotted, I will stalk in on it. While doing this you have to factor in the wind and thermals so the animal doesn’t catch your scent. You could end up hiking over ten miles in one day getting to and tracking an animal’
Kate Small pictured next to a line of birds she hunted. Small said: ‘I like being able to provide organic, nutritious meals for my family. This lifestyle also lets me create everlasting memories with my friends and family’
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