A 12-year-old girl who was bashed online for posting pictures of her big game kills is speaking out to defend her love of hunting.

Aryanna Gourdin sparked outrage last week when she posted pictures of the animals she killed on African safari with her dad, including a giraffe, a zebra and a wildebeest.

Those pictures quickly incited a firestorm online between commenters who called the girl a 'murderer' and those who defended the girl's right to hunt.

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Aryanna Gourdin, 12 (left), and her dad Eli (right) are speaking out to defend hunting after the girl was critiqued online for posting pictures of her big game kills

The outrage started last week, after Aryanna started posting pictures from her hunting trip to South Africa with her father

Mr Gourdin said that the giraffe his daughter killed was actually a 'problem' animal area, 'eating up valuable resources other giraffes need to survive'.

In an interview with Good Morning America on Wednesday, Aryanna said she's not bothered by the backlash, and that no one's opinion could ever drive her to give up the hobby she loves.'

It's something I cherish and enjoy and I want other people to see what I experienced,' the teen said.

'I would never back down from hunting. I am a hunter and no matter what people say to me, I'm never going to stop,' she added.

Aryanna's dad Eli also appeared on the show and said that the girafft his daughter killed was actually a 'problem' animal in the area, 'eating up valuable resources other giraffes need to survive'.

He added that the meat from the animals they killed will now go to feeding 800 orphans in the local village.

The Cato, Utah teen received a mix response from the tens of thousands who commented on her pictures, ranging from death threats to words of support from fellow hunters

The pre-teen called the trip to South Africa 'one of my dream hunts for sure'

As for the haters, Mr Gourdin said they should mind their own business.

'I don't tell anybody else how to raise their children,' he said.

He added: 'We're proud to be hunters and we'll never apologize for being a hunter.'

The father and daughter have been going on hunts together since Aryanna was just seven years old.

She called the trip to South Africa last week 'one of my dream hunts for sure'.

Aryanna received death threats when she started posting pictures from the hunt online.

An image with a giraffe earned the most aggressive comments, including: 'literally hope someone skins you'; 'makes me wanna kill her'; 'do the world a favor and kill yourself already before someone else makes you disappear'.

The meet killed during their hunt will go to feet 800 orphans in the local area, Mr Gourdin said

'I would never back down from hunting. I am a hunter and no matter what people say to me, I'm never going to stop,' Aryanna said

Mr Gourdin said the haters should mind their own business. 'I don't tell anybody else how to raise their children,' he said

Those who champion the young girl say she is helping with conservation efforts as well as donating the meat from the kills to local orphanages in Africa

Aryanna's prey also includes animals native to North America including deer and bears

In this photo Aryanna poses with a black bear she appears to have shot near her home in Utah

Others have said the girl is heartless and hope that she will become infamous for the hobby.

'Thanks for reminding me that stupid people still exist.. Please consider using that thing in your head next time, that what we call A BRAIN,' one person wrote.

Another wrote: 'Another piece of s***. Everybody make her famous.'