Ohio Female Hunter Dubbed As 'Monster' Says Her 'Passion Is Killing'

An Ohio female hunter who has drawn flak online and been branded a "monster" by her critics for showing off her prized kills online said that "her passion is killing."

Katelyn Armstrong, 31, shared videos on her TikTok account to give her viewers a sneak peek into her life as a hunter, adding that she wants to reduce the stigma around the hunting profession as she believes hunters are the "biggest conservationists."

"Nature is harsh and deer don't die from old age, it's usually slow and painful, with disease, starvation and coyotes [being the main causes]," Armstrong was quoted as saying by Newsflare. "I try to point out the facts as much as possible, especially as hunters are the biggest conservationists out there."

In support of her claim, she said it's unfair how people eat meat from McDonald's without knowing where they were sourced from but take issue with hunters harvesting animals ethically.

"People are OK with eating burgers from McDonalds that have been sourced from who knows where but they aren't OK with a hunter ethically harvesting a free-range animal that lived a life without any human interaction," the woman was quoted as saying by New York Post.

Meanwhile, her videos raked in millions of views on the social media platform. One video documenting her bowhunting process has gone viral on Instagram with 4.6 million views and 482,000 likes.

Armstrong says she picked up the hobby from her father when she was just 11 years old. After killing her first deer at the age of 12, Armstrong said she never stopped since and killed other game animals, such as turkeys, in her journey so far. Apparently, the woman hunted 200 deer last year.

"I started off using a rifle and sitting on a log, as that was the easiest way to introduce me into being successful," said the woman. "Gun safety was always top priority and my dad never left my side until I was at least 16 years old."

Just to ensure that her kills don't go to waste, she said she processes all the meat herself and prepares steaks, pot roasts, burgers and breakfast sausages out of them.

Armstrong says that she doesn't let the online trolling get the best of her and aspires to teach people the techniques hunters use to make a kill.

"I think there is a lot of misunderstanding and people do target me negatively because I'm a female," Armstrong said, according to New York Post. "I also get asked: 'What did that animal do to you?' and I try to educate these people – but pride, jealousy and ignorance get in the way. Most of the comments don't bother me and they only fuel me to educate those who are willing to listen and learn something new," she said.