Food Plots Deer eating soybeans in winter?

[hunter7272]

First year planting soybeans and they are doing very well I should have lots of pods for the deer to eat this winter. I know up north the deer will devour the soybean pods when it gets cold. Will deer in TN do the same? I'm in SE TN

 

[JCDEERMAN]

Absolutely. I would broadcast a seed mixture into the beans right when the soybean leaves start to turn yellow and right before a rain. You'll have the pods standing and green forage growing underneath

 

[BSK]

Yes they will. I don't think dried pods/beans are as attractive as other cool season food plot plant choices, but yes deer will eat them.

 

[backyardtndeer]

They will, and in my experience they will flock to standing beans especially hard when the temps get low.

 

[cbhunter]

I gotta ask what these arrows are for on this post? Up to "upvote" down to "downvote"?? Only post I've seen it on so far

 

[JCDEERMAN]

I gotta ask what these arrows are for on this post? Up to "upvote" down to "downvote"?? Only post I've seen it on so far

No idea. On my phone it shows it like the screenshot you shared. On my computer, it shows that out to the right of the post

 

[rem270]

I planted beans for 3 years because I got the seeds for free. Always planted end of July so they'd be coming up for bow season (first weekend in Sept) and the deer would almost devour them before season opened. Great food plot but they just didn't last long for me.

 

[rem270]

I planted beans for 3 years because I got the seeds for free. Always planted end of July so they'd be coming up for bow season (first weekend in Sept) and the deer would almost devour them before season opened. Great food plot but they just didn't last long for me.

@cbhunter you can down vote deez

 

[cbhunter]

@cbhunter you can down vote deez

No harm meant short boy, just testing the waters lol

 

[backyardtndeer]

I planted beans for 3 years because I got the seeds for free. Always planted end of July so they'd be coming up for bow season (first weekend in Sept) and the deer would almost devour them before season opened. Great food plot but they just didn't last long for me.

Type of seed matters. A forage type bean will handle browsing pressure much better than other types. We had great results with the gly resistant beans rural king used to sell, the 4.7 maturity. Last year they could not get the 4.7 but had other maturity beans. I tried them and they were for the most part ate too the ground.

Did not get to plant beans this year. Will likely give coop beans a try it bite the bullet and get eagle.

 

[BSK]

I planted beans for 3 years because I got the seeds for free. Always planted end of July so they'd be coming up for bow season (first weekend in Sept) and the deer would almost devour them before season opened. Great food plot but they just didn't last long for me.

For those who don't mind the cost, I often recommend mixing soybeans into fall plantings. The beans will be killed by the first freeze, but they are put in the mix as a "candy plant" to draw deer to the plots and to take browse pressure off the winter plants. Personally, I use buckwheat to do the same thing, but if soybeans can be had cheaply enough...

 

[cbhunter]

I gotta ask what these arrows are for on this post? Up to "upvote" down to "downvote"?? Only post I've seen it on so far

@Blackbeard just curious what this might be? Trial run for things to come?

 

[Blackbeard]

@Blackbeard just curious what this might be? Trial run for things to come?

An option that shouldn't have been accessible yet.