19 year old Kendall Jones has the looks, skills, and charisma to earn her a spot on Texas Tech University’s cheerleading squad. But don’t let this pretty face fool you, Kendall is also known for her ‘big game’ hunting skills which has lead to a fury of comments over the web. A native of Cleburne, Texas, Kendall grew up hunting with her dad in both Texas and Zimbabwe. Her hunting experiences lead her to have an interest in ‘big game’ hunting where she now hunts and poses with the animals she’s taken down. A lot of mixed emotions have come from hunters and endangered animal supporters alike, what do you think about this situation?!
[ Excerpt of Kendall Jones Biology]
–“I grew up in the small town of Cleburne, Texas where my hunting career started. As a child I would go with my dad on all of his hunting adventures watching him on our ranch, as well as, traveling to Africa to see him take his Big 5. I took my first trip to Zimbabwe in Africa with my family in 2004 (age 9) and watched my dad bring many animals home. As badly as I wanted to shoot something I was just too small to hold the guns my dad had brought. I became fascinated with the culture over there and visited one of the elementary schools to deliver candy, coloring books and soccer balls to the under privileged children. This was an eye opening experience for me to see how other children my age lived in a third world country.
In 2008, (age 13) I took my second trip to Africa to start my Big 5 experience, but this time to South Africa. Although I had many other opportunities to shoot animals I wanted to save it for the Big 5, so the first animal I ever shot was a White Rhino with a .416 Remington!! On this trip I also took some plains game, such as impala, kudu and mountain reedbuck home.
I returned to Africa the next summer in 2009 (age 14) to finish my quest for The Big 5. This time I went on a 28 day safari and took an Elephant with a shot from a .416 Remington and finished it off with my dad’s .470 Nitro Express. Along with the elephant I also harvested a charging Cape buffalo and a huge maned lion. Unfortunately, I did not get a chance to take a leopard on this trip, so I returned 2 weeks later for another 14 day safari. This time I got my leopard, and also took down a hippo to get 6 of the Dangerous 7 at the age of 14! I was lucky enough to have all of my hunting adventures professionally videoed and put onto DVD.”–
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