Which one would you shoot?

[Mossyguy]

I'm sitting here in my treestand on the last day of deer season. About 20 minutes ago I had a hen followed by 2 gobblers come by. They fed around for awhile at about 50 yards and I was able to get a pretty good look at them. The first gobbler had about a 9" beard and was thick as a paintbrush. I noticed the other one had two beards. The first was about 8 inches but about the size of a pencil. The other was about an inch shorter but was half the the size of the first one. Best I could tell from the spurs both appeared to be 2 year olds.

So come opening day if you call these birds in and you recognize them which one are you putting your bead on?

[Aholdren]

First one that gives me a shot!!!

[Tom007]

The first one that presents clean, well within range shot. They are both nice birds.....

[PalmettoRon]

If I can get a clean shot, the thick 9" bearded bird.

[ChesterCopperpot]

First one that gives me a shot!!!

Me too. Can't eat beards but the pencil thin ones do make for better floss.


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[GobbleNut]

Ahh yes, one of the age-old questions! 

Around these parts, multiple-bearded gobblers are as rare as "hens teeth", so I would definitely choose that one in this situation.  They are, in fact, so rare that I would probably have to do a "quadruple take" to convince myself that he actually had a double-beard and not just a split-beard. 

On the other hand, if I had to choose between letting them both walk off or shooting the other gobbler, he would very likely be in big trouble,...a snood-dirt-bath is probably in the offing!   

Then again, I once let an 8-bearded gobbler walk off without pulling the trigger.  I know he had eight beards because he made the mistake of coming back about an hour later!   

[SwampRooster17]

If I had a choice probably the paintbrush


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[Gobble!]

First one in range.

[TauntoHawk]

Does this assume I look at the beards hard enough to see that on my own?

I have less multi beards than I do paint brushes so I'd shoot the double in theory in practice I killed the first one that gave me a good shot.

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[guesswho]

Paintbrush

[Greg Massey]

In the heat of the battle , i would take the one that gives me the best shot opportunity. But i like the one with double beards. I would probably take the one who is the most aggressive and strutting of the 2 gobblers.

[catman529]

Whichever one gives me the first clean shot


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[ShootingABN!]

Boom

[Gooserbat]

Either one

[Jstocks]

Can't say that I typically look at one's beard much other than to verify it's a longbeard. First one up in the clear inside 40 yards takes the hit.