Jakes on accident...

[surehuntsalot]

never have killed a jake

[FLGobstopper]

I've done it a couple times but each time it's been on one of those years when the gobblers aren't gobbling much and I'm having hard luck. It seems my filter for deciphering a jake from longbeard gets a little blurry when it's like that. 

Whew, glad I got that off my chest!!! Now bring on the longbeards or longbeard looking-ish turkeys. 

[KYTurkey07]

I've killed 2 jakes kinda on accident. In KY you can take two bearded birds so I don't feel bad. Neither of them strutted, I couldn't see their spurs or the length of their beards. If I had known and waited, a big boy might have been trailing behind. Then again, they might have been all alone. No regrets.

[Dtrkyman]

Once that I can think of, full roll gobble and hung up and acted like a tom, late season thick cover and  only got a peak of his head and let em have it!

17lb "super jake"  no regrets!

[Tom007]

Been there, done that. I think it probably happens to all of us, especially in mountainous terrain.

[Bottomland OG]

Been there, done that. I think it probably happens to all of us, especially in mountainous terrain.

It's inevitable if you shoot at enough of them.

[Yoder409]

I believe I've shot 5 in my lifetime, for various reasons.

None by accident.

[knifeshark]

I just did that last week, 50 yard shot in high grass, came into the decoys and hung up when he saw the quarter strut decoy. He presented a long shot, and I smoked him in the high grass, kinda of disappointing, but happy to tag one. That was the only bird I heard in three days of hunting in the rain Can't always get the paint brush, but any bird is a treasure.

[zelmo1]

Not on accident...yet.  Every jake I've killed was on purpose.   

Same here, but I almost did this year. Not by mistaken identity, he stepped in front of the Tom and I pulled up. The gun went off . No clue how I didn't kill them both. The trigger was a micro ounce from engaging when the youngster popped in. My reaction was purely instinct and very lucky for us all. Z