[Bucks N Boars]

Okay. So I planted my eagle soybeans in a 2 acre field 2 weeks ago. We have gotten great rain and it is coming up good. I went out yesterday and the deer are already pounding them. What can I do to keep the deer off the beans so they can actually grow? I have invested all my money in these beans. (I am a 17 year old using birthday money) but my dad said that if I can find a cheap way to repel the deer, he can help me out. So how can I? I need to get it done ASAP before my plot is ruined. The deer population is huge and it won't take long.

 

[useyourbow]

Hang a treestand, buy a $1000 bow and $400 of camo clothing and they will just dissappear. :icon_1_lol:

 

[kyshooter17]

Try Plot Saver. Some say it works, it's not to expensive, worth a try.

 

[dbrnmllr]

Get some tall rods or posts. Buy how ever many spools of high test fishing line and wrap it around the plot like a fence several times. Make several rounds at head height. They can't see it until it hits them in the face and then they are spooked so they stay away. It will take awhile to get them coming into the field after you take it down tho. If you have trees you can use as posts that should work too. Best "cheap" method I got for ya.

 

[Claydoh]

Hang a treestand, buy a $1000 bow and $400 of camo clothing and they will just dissappear. :icon_1_lol:

That's funny because it's true.

 

[PSEXS]

This is what I did on my small pea and bean plots, just drove some T post in the ground and hung a couple white trash bags on them blowing in the wind, it's cheap and so far it been working for me. And they are very easy to remove when you are ready for them to hit the buffet :thumbs_up

 

[Rancid Crabtree]

Hold the phone! I thought the purpose of these bean is to attract deer???? :noidea:

Perhaps you really wanted to grow these beans to take them to market for sale. If that is the case, I think 2 acres will not produce mush of a return.

If its just a bait then you are getting the results you wanted (even if at the wrong time)

I was under the impression (based on a recent thread) that food plots are for the health and nutrition of the herd so it sounds like you are successful

But if your desire is really to use these beans to advantage you as a hunter to attract, see and harvest those deer during an open season, (bait) then I suggest you plant them later next year so the growth coincides with the hunting season or put up a big fence until opening day and then remove one side of the fence. (the side nearest you hunting stand) :wink:

 

[Ears]

I have foolproof way. Here's what you need:

5 trail cameras with updated pics sent to my email address.
About 8 very comfortable tree stands hung in perfect positions for each wind with lots of branch cover.
Sufficient money for gas from Isanti, MN, to wherever you are and back.
A comfy bed that fits me perfectly.
A four wheeler to haul out downed deer.

Problem solved. I know, I know, it's kind of me.....modesty, please....but I'm willing to sacrifice for your well-being.

 

[bsites9]

I've also heard the fishing line method works. Small plots of beans are hard to keep around until the season starts.

 

[Fantail]

Ghosts in the plot

 

[nicko]

Try calling 1-800-RENT-A-COYOTE.

 

[Fullstrutter]

Small plots of beans are hard to keep around until the season starts.

Yep. Live and learn I suppose.

 

[Kansas Bruisers]

Electric Fence with wires high and low. Deer like the beans when they are green, once they turn brown around here they hardly touch them until it get's bitter cold and there's not much else to eat.

 

[Bucks N Boars]

Thanks for the sarcasm guys. I just want the beans to be able to actually mature before they are eaten. I have heard that I can use soap? What kind?

 

[PSEXS]

Thanks for the sarcasm guys. I just want the beans to be able to actually mature before they are eaten. I have heard that I can use soap? What kind?

There was a thread about that on qdma forums here http://www.qdma.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49766 looks like Irish spring lol

 

[nicko]

Fels Naptha.

 

[oldschoolcj5]

fishing line or the trash bag scare crow is about the cheapest approach I can think of

 

[BP1992]

That's a good problem to have.

 

[Hoyt 38]

I have never tried the fishing line fence but I have heard that it works. Eagle beans are expensive so i understand why you would want them to get up before the deer tear into them.

One thing that I did a couple years ago to keep the deer out of my garden was take coffee cans, drilled holes in the bottom and sides. Then I put one 3" chlorine tablet in each one and hung on "T" post around my garden. Worked great. I figured if Chlorine burnt my nose it would really mess with a deers nose.

 

[mills]

I plant Eagle Soybeans and Clay peas and we have a very large deer herd. Buy miloganite fertilizer 2 to 3 bags will do, spread it around your plot. Deer do not like the smell of the fertilizer this will give you time to get your beans up enough to survive grazing..It works!! Down here it sells for 10$ a bag (40 lb) you might have to repeat this process after about 2 to 3 weeks after that your beans will be able to take the pressure..BTW I hunt and farm for wildlife in Newberry County about 30 minutes from west Columbia...