Bearded hen

[ILHUNTER]

If legal where you hunt and you had the option, would you kill a bearded hen?

[BBD]

Yes it's legal, no I wouldn't 

[redarrow]

In the fall yes. I would be concerned with losing a nest full of eggs in the spring though.

[whaler]

no. Passed a few up. Gobblers were usually around so didn't want to kill a hen and ruin a chance at a tom.

[FullChoke]

Nope.

[GOOSESLAYER]

nope pass a few up every spring, some nice pencil ropes also

[headbanger]

no

[renegade19]

Not in the spring.  Maybe if i hunt the fall again.

[ILHUNTER]

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.

[howl]

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.

[mnturkey]

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.

[lonnie sneed jr.]

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.

[frank1969]

I have  once for the wall and that is it

[firstflight111]

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 .

[jacannon]

No