Which one would you shoot?

[SteelerFan]

Both birds came in. Both birds standing clear at 30 yds. I'm shooting the paintbrush beard.

[Gobbler428]

Paintbrush

[BigSlam51]

First one that gives me a shot!!!

What Holdren said

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[Turkeytider]

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

Me too. I`m going to be more picky this year and look for paintbrushes with nice fans. I`ve already got a thin bearded bird. I`ll be letting more walk this year.

[Ol timer]

Never really noticed much if a bird has two beards unless he's running or moving them around to even tell. Usually after I walk up on a dead bird it's usually a surprised he's a double or triple  I'll be happy to just come home successful with one either way.

[mcw3734]

First one that gives me a shot!!!

This!

[TrackeySauresRex]

Bird in hand is worth more then one in the bush.

[RiverBuck]

I like big birds.
If I have 2 toms in range and one has a shorter beard but looks bigger and heavier, I'll shoot him... but w that said, I'm taking the one out of the two that I know I can kill.

[Tail Feathers]

Couldn't pass up a double beard given the chance.  But either one is a trophy so I take the one who gives up first.

[captfire]

well said

[310 gauge]

The younger me would give them both a barrel...haha.  The older me would take out the double beard now and hunt his buddy in the near future.

[crow]

With the ammo shortage being what it is I'd wait for both heads to line up,
just like Quigley

[ShootingABN!]

This reminds me of a beautiful hunt in Virginia. Hunting with a friend on private land. We had two long beards come in. Put on a show at 55 yards or so. They where in a field, hens came and went. My buddy was behind me about 40 yards, calling. Anyway the birds went back in the woods to circle around us. Something made them change there mind. The both popped out of a creek bottom 20 yards from me. One was diffidently dominant over the other. However at twenty yards I couldn't tell. As soon as I was able to aim, I pulled the trigger. The bird hit the ground. The other one just looked and finally walked off. I was hoping my buddy would get a shot at him but it didn't work out.... Virginia is a one bird a day state. I would like to know how big the one that got away was???

Good luck.

[Mossyguy]

I've been getting quite a few pics of them lately and the double beard is the one that has been doing all the strutting. If I didn't know any better you would think he didn't have a beard at all according to the pics!

[g8rvet]

When I have been faced with this choice (all things being equal), I always take the dominant bird.  For 2 reasons. He put on the show and he gets the truck ride-it just sticks in my mind better than the trophy.  Also, if you kill the dominant bird, another will take his place! 

I like this kind of tough decision though!