Kristi Noem posts video shooting a bird midair to show how they social distance in South Dakota

“Less COVID, more hunting. That’s the plan for the future,” she added in the tweet’s video.

The tweet, which was retweeted and liked by tens of thousands of users by Wednesday night, got the attention of several conservative accounts with large followings on Twitter.

“Nice shots!!!” Republican Ohio City Councilman Aaron Carpenter responded. “One of America’s best Governors right here.”

“Like a boss! Way to go Governor Noem!” tweeted Chris Loesch, a conservative film score composer.

“She is the greatest Governor in the country right now,” Republican congressional candidate Madison Cawthorn tweeted in response to criticism of the video from PETA. “Back off of Kristi Noem. I’ll come hunt with you Governor! But I might take it down in less than three shots.”

“Many on the Left simply don’t understand our South Dakota way of life,” Noem said in response to PETA. “We hunt. We fish. We pray. And we love America.”

Noem has received both praise and scrutiny for being one of the only governors in the country not to implement coronavirus lockdowns, opting instead to take an approach she argued was in accordance with the Constitution and respected freedoms and liberties.

Earlier this week, Noem touted the success of her coronavirus response plan, tweeting that the state was in “good shape.”

“It looks like South Dakota’s #COVID19 spread peaked the latest of just about any state. Even so, we continue to be in good shape with only 5% of our ICU beds occupied by COVID patients,” Noem tweeted. “It just goes to show that you don’t need lockdowns to be responsible and flatten the curve.”