If legal where you hunt and you had the option, would you kill a bearded hen?
Yes it's legal, no I wouldn't :gobble:
In the fall yes. I would be concerned with losing a nest full of eggs in the spring though.
no. Passed a few up. Gobblers were usually around so didn't want to kill a hen and ruin a chance at a tom.
Nope.
nope pass a few up every spring, some nice pencil ropes also
no
Not in the spring. Maybe if i hunt the fall again.
I will have to agree with you guys. I have 6 hens hanging around with 1 real nice Tom and I was just wantign to see what everyone would do if given the chance. She would make a nice mount, but I think I would rather let her go to take a chance in having more turkeys in the future.
Sure would. A hen can be more of a trophy than a gobbler at times. I've thought that more than once after killing a gobbler that made the poor choice of following a mouth hen around.
I had the chance once and did not, the tag went unfilled that year.
Though if I was thinking about mounting the bird I migh once as a trophy.
That hen will bring in quite a few babies that will make for some good hunting in the future.
I have had chances on a bearded hen 2 times in the Spring. 2 times I have passed and will pass again if I have the chance.
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I have once for the wall and that is it
I did once in the spring because she had triple beards good for 17 and 3/4 in
would i do it again, yes i have to many hens around now .and we shoot them in the fall too .
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No
I would in a heartbeat. Where I hunt there are more than enough hens and I never killed one before.
Quote from: redarrow on April 11, 2013, 12:56:49 PM
In the fall yes. I would be concerned with losing a nest full of eggs in the spring though.
Agreed, would make a cool mount!!
Quote from: captin_hook on April 11, 2013, 10:29:15 PM
I would in a heartbeat. Where I hunt there are more than enough hens and I never killed one before.
:agreed: same here
i shot one in the fall... to each his own trophy
Killed one in the fall about 20 years ago, don't think i would do it again though.
I would love the opportunity to kill any turkey including a bearded hen in the fall with my little double barrel 20 gauge over a truly exceptional bird dog!
I've seen quiet a few bearded hens, there's 4 just in one flock at a property I hunt. Never really thought about taking one.
I've witnessed a hen strut twice, and one even attempted to gobble (sounded worse than a jake in a rain storm). If it all came together and a bearded hen, strutted and tried to gobble id shoot it and get it mounted like that.
Quote from: BBD on April 11, 2013, 12:51:12 PM
Yes it's legal, no I wouldn't :gobble:
Same here.