In over 200 whitetail deer (buck and doe), I have never taken a drop tine deer. Never seen one in the wild. I have taken one non typical. It had 16 points and looked like a bush that had been pruned.

I've never killed a non typical so that would be my first choice.

Whichever one is closer.

non-typical every time, unless its a grotesque pen raised/high fence deer, those are just plain ugly!

I would shoot the non typical, everything else being equal. It's rack would be more interesting to look at.

Keith

If the typical makes The Book, I'm taking that one. I fell a few points short on a real nice typical because of a broken brow tine.
I killed a real nice non-typical so I'm good there,

I'll take a big mass typical all day. The James Jordan buck has always been a favorite.