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Old 09-26-2008, 07:25 PM
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there are two or three bean field i will hunt on or near.
When is the best time to hunt those spots. I am unsure when they will cut the beans there still green some fields real green.
Sould i stay out till they cut them or wait till the brown but not cut. or hunt them when there green.
also if i hunt after there cut how long after there cut will the deer eat from the field
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Old 09-26-2008, 07:28 PM
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Hunt them before the leaves turn to brown, and again after harvest.
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Old 09-26-2008, 07:29 PM
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there are two or three bean field i will hunt on or near.
When is the best time to hunt those spots. I am unsure when they will cut the beans there still green some fields real green.
Sould i stay out till they cut them or wait till the brown but not cut. or hunt them when there green.
also if i hunt after there cut how long after there cut will the deer eat from the field
When I first saw the title, I was going to say that if I ever hunt beans, it'll probably be at Kroger.

From what I've seen on my newest lease, there's definitely no need to wait until they "turn brown". The beans here are still totally green, and the deer are tearing them up. Just remember: The more brown they are, the closer the harvest is. You'd be disappointed if you waited until they're good and brown and climb up on your stand one day, and then at sunrise the farmer pulls in with the combine and grain carts. In short.... if the deer are there, they're eating them now.
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Old 09-26-2008, 08:20 PM
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if i could i would season starts next wensday i am lucky one of the spot on public land did not get planted untill mid to late aug. due to rain. still green
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there are two or three bean field i will hunt on or near.
When is the best time to hunt those spots. I am unsure when they will cut the beans there still green some fields real green.
Sould i stay out till they cut them or wait till the brown but not cut. or hunt them when there green.
also if i hunt after there cut how long after there cut will the deer eat from the field
When I first saw the title, I was going to say that if I ever hunt beans, it'll probably be at Kroger.

From what I've seen on my newest lease, there's definitely no need to wait until they "turn brown". The beans here are still totally green, and the deer are tearing them up. Just remember: The more brown they are, the closer the harvest is. You'd be disappointed if you waited until they're good and brown and climb up on your stand one day, and then at sunrise the farmer pulls in with the combine and grain carts. In short.... if the deer are there, they're eating them now.
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Old 09-26-2008, 08:24 PM
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Howler said it, if you are fortunate to have them green during the season, hunt them. Then when they are harvested, hit them up then.
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Old 09-26-2008, 09:38 PM
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So, do deer still eat the beans if they are already brown? I have access to corn and bean fields and the beans are already brown. So should I hunt them or take a couple weeks off?
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Old 09-27-2008, 05:57 AM
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kind where i am at on one field. it is some what brown. i wish i knew when they would cut them
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So, do deer still eat the beans if they are already brown? I have access to corn and bean fields and the beans are already brown. So should I hunt them or take a couple weeks off?
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Old 09-27-2008, 07:40 AM
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They will come back to them when all the corn is out, the hay is brown and the rest of the food source is about gone.
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Old 09-27-2008, 07:44 AM
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This is just my experience with my own bean fields. The deer will hit them heavy when the leaves are green. They are eating the leaves and not the beans. Once the leaves turn brown and drop, the deer quit using the beans for feeding although I will occasionally jump a bedded deer out of the field. After harvest, they will start using the field for feeding again. My theory is that the beans must need to dry down before they become attractive as a food source. I know there are some animals that will not eat raw soybeans (my chickens for example, ).
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