Preteen Hunter SLAMMED For Posting Selfies With Dead Animals
![//Aryanna Gourdin Giraffe Trophy Hunting Outrage ppbSMzd](https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/CSPKAMqgQ/480x251/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-pp5bSM3z5d.jpg?position=top 480w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/CSPKAMqgQ/640x335/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-pp5bSM3z5d.jpg?position=top 640w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/CSPKAMqgQ/768x402/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-pp5bSM3z5d.jpg?position=top 768w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/CSPKAMqgQ/1024x536/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-pp5bSM3z5d.jpg?position=top 1024w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/CSPKAMqgQ/1280x670/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-pp5bSM3z5d.jpg?position=top 1280w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/CSPKAMqgQ/1440x753/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-pp5bSM3z5d.jpg?position=top 1440w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/CSPKAMqgQ/1600x837/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-pp5bSM3z5d.jpg?position=top 1600w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/CSPKAMqgQ/2160x1130/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-pp5bSM3z5d.jpg?position=top 2160w)
![//Aryanna Gourdin Giraffe Trophy Hunting Outrage ppbSMzd](https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/dZGTqBgTo/480x315/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-pp5bSM3z5d.jpg 480w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/dZGTqBgTo/640x420/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-pp5bSM3z5d.jpg 640w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/dZGTqBgTo/768x504/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-pp5bSM3z5d.jpg 768w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/dZGTqBgTo/1024x672/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-pp5bSM3z5d.jpg 1024w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/dZGTqBgTo/1280x840/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-pp5bSM3z5d.jpg 1280w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/dZGTqBgTo/1440x945/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-pp5bSM3z5d.jpg 1440w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/dZGTqBgTo/1600x1050/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-pp5bSM3z5d.jpg 1600w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/dZGTqBgTo/2160x1418/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-pp5bSM3z5d.jpg 2160w)
At just 12-years-old, trophy hunter Aryanna Gourdin sparked outrage after she posted a graphic photo of herself smiling next to a dead giraffe. Click through for the disturbing photos that are sparking controversy.
![//Aryanna Gourdin Giraffe Trophy Hunting Outrage](https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/2EmeRhmZq/365x500/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-02.jpg 365w)
This post, which went viral not long after it went up on Aug. 8, shows the young hunter posing next to a dead animal during a recent trip to South Africa with her father, Eli Gourdin.
![//Aryanna Gourdin Giraffe Trophy Hunting Outrage](https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/uaIy813xa/496x500/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-03.jpg 496w)
Aryanna is from Cove, Utah, and has maintained a Facebook page, "Braids and Bows" to share news and photos of her kills.
![//Aryanna Gourdin Giraffe Trophy Hunting Outrage](https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/Pgz9pOBdK/480x286/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-01.jpg 480w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/Pgz9pOBdK/640x381/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-01.jpg 640w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/Pgz9pOBdK/768x457/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-01.jpg 768w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/Pgz9pOBdK/1024x610/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-01.jpg 1024w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/Pgz9pOBdK/1280x762/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-01.jpg 1280w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/Pgz9pOBdK/1440x857/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-01.jpg 1440w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/Pgz9pOBdK/1600x952/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-01.jpg 1600w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/Pgz9pOBdK/2160x1286/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-01.jpg 2160w)
The giraffe photo has garnered nearly 100,000 comments, and Aryanna called it one of her "dream hunts.
![//Aryanna Gourdin Giraffe Trophy Hunting Outrage](https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/dH6ITWHwd/487x500/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-04.jpg 487w)
- BREAKING: Joe Biden Set To Withdraw From Race This Weekend – But Will NOT Endorse Kamala Harris, D.C. Insider Claims
- BOB NEWHART DEAD AT 94: Legendary Actor and Comedian Known for Stone-Faced Delivery Passed Away at Home
- Sad End: Shannen Doherty Received Salvador Dali Painting, Malibu Mansion and ‛Charmed’ Money in Day-Before-Death Split Settlement
Not long after the violent backlash, Aryanna took to Facebook once more to defend her hobby.
![//Aryanna Gourdin Giraffe Trophy Hunting Outrage](https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/esFeYoQ8y/402x500/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-05.jpg 402w)
"Trophy Hunting Is Good for Endangered Species," she wrote. "Although people may find it hard to believe, especially due to recent events, the hunting of endangered species is actually one of the only things helping them today."
![//Aryanna Gourdin Giraffe Trophy Hunting Outrage](https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/BhZ9yGjlU/480x363/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-06.jpg 480w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/BhZ9yGjlU/640x484/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-06.jpg 640w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/BhZ9yGjlU/768x580/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-06.jpg 768w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/BhZ9yGjlU/1024x774/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-06.jpg 1024w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/BhZ9yGjlU/1280x967/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-06.jpg 1280w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/BhZ9yGjlU/1440x1088/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-06.jpg 1440w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/BhZ9yGjlU/1600x1208/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-06.jpg 1600w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/BhZ9yGjlU/2160x1631/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-06.jpg 2160w)
Further defending the kill, she also claimed that hunting permit costs go to wildlife conservation efforts.
![//Aryanna Gourdin Giraffe Trophy Hunting Outrage](https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/gDKP-5yf4/480x476/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-07.jpg 480w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/gDKP-5yf4/640x634/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-07.jpg 640w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/gDKP-5yf4/768x761/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-07.jpg 768w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/gDKP-5yf4/1024x1014/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-07.jpg 1024w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/gDKP-5yf4/1280x1268/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-07.jpg 1280w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/gDKP-5yf4/1440x1426/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-07.jpg 1440w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/gDKP-5yf4/1600x1584/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-07.jpg 1600w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/gDKP-5yf4/2160x2139/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-07.jpg 2160w)
Despite the controversy that followed her latest hunt, she said she does not intend to give up the sport.
![//Aryanna Gourdin Giraffe Trophy Hunting Outrage](https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/t0FWueaRz/480x457/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-08.jpg 480w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/t0FWueaRz/640x609/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-08.jpg 640w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/t0FWueaRz/768x731/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-08.jpg 768w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/t0FWueaRz/1024x975/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-08.jpg 1024w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/t0FWueaRz/1280x1218/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-08.jpg 1280w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/t0FWueaRz/1440x1370/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-08.jpg 1440w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/t0FWueaRz/1600x1522/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-08.jpg 1600w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/t0FWueaRz/2160x2055/2016/08/Aryanna-Gourdin-Giraffe-Trophy-Hunting-Outrage-08.jpg 2160w)
"We're proud to be hunters, and we'll never apologize for being a hunter," she proclaimed on Good Morning America. "I would never back down from hunting," she continued. "I am a hunter, and no matter what people say to me, I'm never going to stop."