Meet the 27-year-old lawyer famous for hunting and skinning animals
Nikki Tate often skins the animals she kills in Texas (Picture: Nikki Tate) A lawyer who loves hunti..
A lawyer who loves hunting has become a social media phenomenon with people either lauding or lambasting her.
Texas attorney Nikki Tate, 27, shares gory photos of her hunting trips on Instagram including when she poses in face paint with skinned animals.
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Her Instagram account is followed by 11,000 people, most of whom love the outdoor lifestyle she enjoys so much. However, plenty of people find it abhorrent and tell her so.
She first started bow-hunting at her uncle’s ranch in south Texas 10 years ago.
She said: ‘It was then when I shot a bow for the first time, I loved the challenge, and given my athletic history and competitive personality, I instantly became addicted.
‘I hadn’t pulled back my bow once, yet the adrenaline pumping through my body was unlike any sport I had ever played. Ever since that moment, I have been hooked.’
MailOnline reported she added: ‘I spend almost every weekend waterfowl hunting, but I do get a few deer hunts in a year to help fill the freezer. I wouldn’t trade the early mornings, hard work, blood, sweat, and yes, even tears, for anything.
‘My husband and I skin everything ourselves, and if we can’t eat everything, we donate it to organisations that are aimed at feeding the homeless.
‘We pride ourselves in only taking ethical shots, and work hard to make sure that it happens. Hunting helps maintain animal populations at levels that are compatible with human life/activity.
However, she has received her fair share of death threats from animal lovers from across the planet.
She said: ‘Most people love my hunting pictures and social media pages. I think people really appreciate the fact that I don’t sugar coat anything.
‘I am who I am and I am not going to change that. If I kill a deer in a sweat suit and it’s evident that I haven’t showered in a few days, I am still going to post a picture with my deer. I’m hoping people are looking at the deer, anyway.’
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