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A group of people, including many fans, started an online petition in 2015 to urge the singer to reconsider her stance on hunting.
Speaking about her hunting in Texas, Longoria defended herself by saying that “We didn’t do it for cruelty,” and “That’s how we had dinner. We skinned our dinner." For her love of hunting, Longoria was put on PETA’s “worst-dressed” celebrities list of 2008.
Avril Lavigne grew up in Ontario, Canada and may owe her fame to her love of hunting. Her first manager, Cliff Fabri, took a chance on her not only because he liked her voice and style, but also because of her attitude. She used to go hunting with Fabri’s brother and father.
A video Pratt posted on Instagram of him trying on new gear and expressing his excitement for hunting season received backlash from his fanbase.
The singer grew up in a log cabin with no running water or heat, this outside Homer, Alaska. Her family largely survived on the animals they hunted.
Lawrence hunts squirrels in real life and was trained by five-time US Olympic archer Khatuna Lorig.
'Guardians of the Galaxy' star Chris Pratt posted a photo on Instagram of him in his hunting gear captioned, “There are five seasons in the year: spring, summer, fall, winter, and elk.”
Kurt Russell handles firearms on screen with skill. His experience comes from his love of hunting elk.
When she was married to Guy Richie, Madonna ruffled feathers when she expressed her love of hunting pheasant.
Known for donating game meat to the needy, in an interview with GQ Russell said that "one elk would last you for a year and a half."
Madonna later had a change of heart and banned hunting on their Wiltshire estate.
As is a tradition for the royal family, Prince Harry learned to hunt as a child and once killed a one-ton buffalo and posed for a photograph with his trophy kill.
Jennifer Lawrence alluded to the fact that she really did gut a squirrel while filming ‘Winter’s Bone,’ commenting, "I should say it wasn't real, for PETA. But screw PETA."
Shaq has been known to go mountain goat hunting in California, up in the San Bernardino Mountains.
Prince Harry hasn’t hunted since he got engaged to his wife, Meghan Markle, who is against hunting for sport. He sold his guns for slightly over US$60,000 in devotion to his conservationist and animal-loving wife in 2020.
NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal referred to his wild boar and goat hunting as “Shaqfaris.” Photos online can be found of O’Neal dressed head to toe in camouflage hunting gear.
Shania Twain hunted with her father and grandparents growing up in Ontario, Canada. The goal was instilled in her to kill the animals swiftly, to avoid them experiencing unnecessary pain.
Twain hunted partridges into her twenties and often didn’t use a gun. But she’s a vegetarian now, having a hard time imagining how she ever killed and cleaned animals with her hands.
Blake Shelton, who was born and raised in Oklahoma, is known for being an avid hunter. Bowhunting white-tailed deer in his home state is one of his favorite pastimes.
He hunts pheasant and other birds in South Dakota, sometimes staying at the Paul Nelson Farm, which boasts thousands of acres of pheasant-covered land for shooting.
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He also goes hunting for caribou or elk in Canada. His fiancée, Gwen Stefani, disagrees with his pastime. She prefers to go horseback riding and fishing.
The retired television journalist has been hunting since he was a boy. Pheasant hunting is one of his favorite activities.
In 2014, the Perry family spent Christmas at a hunting lodge, learning survival skills and hunting for their food. The musician has defended himself online, saying that they hunt for food and not for sport.
When asked about the animals she hunted, she replied that she would hunt pheasants and rabbits, and ate their meat.
Model and actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley calls herself a “farm girl” and says that she grew up hunting all the time with her father.
Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry sometimes hunts with his wife Billie Perry and their children, eating their kill.
When she was hitchhiking in the US at age 16, she says her hunting knife made her feel safe.
Raised on a ranch in Corpus Christi, Texas, Eva Longoria learned how to hunt and fish as a child. The actress began handling firearms as young as age four and was soon chasing down animals.
The animal rights position on hunting is quite clear. It is, according to animal rights activists, morally wrong. However, it can be a good thing for the environment in keeping specific animal populations down. Indeed, whether it is ethically right or wrong to hunt usually depends on what and where people are hunting and their reason for doing so.
In this gallery, we bring you a mixed bag of stars and reasons. These celebrities haven’t all hunted just for survival–several of them hunt for sport. And in some cases, there was a considerable backlash from the public.
To be surprised by the stars who go hunting or used to go hunting, click through this gallery.
Surprising celebs who hunt
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CELEBRITY Hunting
The animal rights position on hunting is quite clear. It is, according to animal rights activists, morally wrong. However, it can be a good thing for the environment in keeping specific animal populations down. Indeed, whether it is ethically right or wrong to hunt usually depends on what and where people are hunting and their reason for doing so.
In this gallery, we bring you a mixed bag of stars and reasons. These celebrities haven’t all hunted just for survival–several of them hunt for sport. And in some cases, there was a considerable backlash from the public.
To be surprised by the stars who go hunting or used to go hunting, click through this gallery.