I'm seeing a lot of the jake myths come up here.
First one is that shooting jakes is like shooting spikes. For one the reason for not shooting spikes is to improve deer herd health. Shooting jakes does not affect the overall health of a population. The other reason to not shoot spikes is to improve the gene pool. This is not a concern with turkeys.
Second myth is that there will be more big gobbling birds next season. If a bird comes in gobbling hard and turns out to be a jake what have you lost in taking him? Nothing. Also the mortality rates for turkeys tell us that a jake has no better or less chance of surviving than any other bird. Just because he was there this year doesn't mean he will survive till next season.
Having said all that I usually won't take a jake if a big bird is around. I will shoot one if I am wanting some turkey meat though. You can't cook spurs and beards.