Iwill shoot a jake....to me its just as great as getting a huge gobbler.

I have let a lot of jakes walk over the years, but not all of them. Just depends on the circumstance:
Spring jakes generally get a pass from me and I'll hope to meet up with them again infuture years;unused tags aren't an issue with me.WhenI have a farmer/landowner that I want to provide a turkey treat, a spring jake sure fits the bill (we don't call them"tasty jakes" for nothing!).I let my partner(s) make their own decisions - unlessI'm withsomeone who's after their first turkey, thenwatch out jake!
Ditto to the earlier posts, fall jakes are fair game forme too.

-fsh

have yet to get a turkey, this will be my second season so if a jake plops in front of old moss i will try to harvest my first.

id shoot a jake, only if i knew that there wasnt a chance of getting a long beard, or if it was the last bird of the day.

ummmm....okkkkk...i might open myself up to some critisizm here.....but yep...i've shot jakes before...and i'll probably do it again...
There is something to be said for a bird that fits in my smoker...lol

Man, are we gonna have QTM now as well? Sheesh.....anyway, I am a firm believer in shooting tomorrow's trophys today. I couldn't care less about trophy hunting. If it's a legal male bird (bearded hens are legal, but I won't shoot them) I'm playin some string music!

Have to agree, if it comes to the call, i will shoot, if there happens to be a Tom I will attempt to get it, but if it means a filled tag and meat in freezer, bang! [8D]

not anymore
Hunter's choice

done it before and probably will it determines my mood and how my season has gone i'm no trophy hunter and never will be .so to answer to be truthful yeah i would .

This is my first year. I'll probably do it to get my first bird,after that then probably not. Unless it's the last day and I still have a tag!