It included "thousands and thousands and thousands" of death threats.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK OUTDOORSShockey, the daughter of legendary hunter Jim Shockey, opened up about the years of harassment during a recent appearance on the "Country Outdoors" podcast, explaining that she became a frequent target of anti-hunting activists as she gained notoriety."I was sort of like the poster child for a little while of the anti-hunters and the hatred," Shockey said.A woman bird hunter stands outdoors.(Getty Images)The backlash intensified around hunts involving bears and other apex predators, she recalled.
And Shockey believes there was a reason critics came after her so aggressively rather than directing the same energy toward her famous father."I was like the blonde young girl that they thought that they would scare off and could be really mean to and bully, versus my dad, who’s like, ‘I don’t care,’" she said.Shockey also believes much of the outrage came from people who didn’t understand the distinction between legal hunting and illegal poaching."Still today, people don’t understand what hunting is and poaching," she said."We hate poachers.
That is what I — and we — fight against all the time."JORDAN DAVIS FACES FAN BACKLASH OVER HAWAII AXIS DEER HUNT DESPITE STRONG CONSERVATION BACKINGShe said she can understand why someone who didn’t grow up around hunting might initially be uncomfortable with it.Her mother, Louise, never hunted herself, despite being married to one of the most famous hunters in the world."I can appreciate people that are not into it, and I can appreciate their perspective," she said.But she believes media coverage often turns hunting into something entirely different, feeding outrage among people who may not understand wildlife management or conservation."The media turns it into something where they think they’re doing what’s right by hating it," Shockey said.
"But really, when you actually sit down and talk to...