Eagles got hammered!!!

[SNAG]

Out of everything we planted at my place I had a 2 acre field of Eagles in a secluded and isolated area and I went by there 2 weeks ago and they were growing good, about 6 inches high. Then I go back today and they have bben completely mowed down. Anyone else have this problem? What can I do to keep them off them long enough to grow again? Don't have the money for a fence as we spent all our money planting 18 acres of Eagle beans.

 

[BSK]

And that's the reason I don't plant soybeans in smaller plots. Often, they just get hammered out of existence.

 

[Football Hunter]

Hate it for ya,no fence,they are gonna get em

 

[tn droptine]

Yup, I had about 3 acres of Eagles planted last year, and the deer kept them mowed down. They didn't die out tho, and kept on putting on new growth - but the deer didn't let them get much more than six inches tall. I feel your pain

 

[jmb4wd]

Some have used colored ribbon as a visual fence, or Brad told me about putting down dryer sheets as a repellent.

Also, you can use slivers of irish springs soap bars will keep them at bay for a bit.
Cool thread about using really high test mono fishing line as a fence on QDMA. Hey say it whistles when the wind blows across it.

 

[landman]

i planted 6 acres in one field, they mowed them to the ground never got over 2" high

 

[Boone 58]

..............you sound like the fox......sour grapes....cant stop laughing. at least they are benefiting from them.

 

[Roost 1]

Someone told me to use dog hair....get it from a groomer.

 

[BSK]

Lots of things will make deer hesitant to enter a field--for a little while. But they will get used to anything, and hungry deer will forego anything to get at what they want and need.

When I was a kid growing up in California, we had black-tailed deer that would come out of the hills to eat my mom's garden. We tried everything to keep them out, and many things worked temporarily. But eventually the deer would ignore everything we tried, even me shooting them with a BB-gun. They would stand there feeding on green beans and flinch with every hit, but they kept right on eating.

 

[richmanbarbeque]

I know I am stubborn but I love them beans. My thought is that they are there to eat. All I have to do is provide enough tonnage to accomlish what my goals are. Last year I fed more deer than I killed and seen deer until the end of the season. I will eventually have an electrical fence but until then I will do everything possible to keep them out long enough to so they dont browse them to dirt.

 

[BSK]

My thought is that they are there to eat.

I agree Richman. I want to see deer eating the snot out of them. However, if deer eat them down to near nothing as soon as they grow to the two or four-leaf stage, how much food volume are deer really getting from them? I want to see the plants grow closer to maturity before the deer hammer them, simply to produce more total volume of food.

On my place, I seriously doubt I could get the plants up much before the deer whiped them out.

 

[richmanbarbeque]

My thought is that they are there to eat.

I agree Richman. I want to see deer eating the snot out of them. However, if deer eat them down to near nothing as soon as they grow to the two or four-leaf stage, how much food volume are deer really getting from them? I want to see the plants grow closer to maturity before the deer hammer them, simply to produce more total volume of food.

On my place, I seriously doubt I could get the plants up much before the deer whiped them out.

We both agree on that. I take the first month or so and try to keep them out and after they grow knee high(hopefully) I don't worry as much. I am experimenting on several ways to grow them and over the last few years I have had mixed results BUT I will continue trying. Electric fence is what I really need. Just haven't got around to it.

 

[SNAG]

My thought is that they are there to eat.

I agree Richman. I want to see deer eating the snot out of them. However, if deer eat them down to near nothing as soon as they grow to the two or four-leaf stage, how much food volume are deer really getting from them? I want to see the plants grow closer to maturity before the deer hammer them, simply to produce more total volume of food.

On my place, I seriously doubt I could get the plants up much before the deer whiped them out.

We both agree on that. I take the first month or so and try to keep them out and after they grow knee high(hopefully) I don't worry as much. I am experimenting on several ways to grow them and over the last few years I have had mixed results BUT I will continue trying. Electric fence is what I really need. Just haven't got around to it.

I agree with everything said. That's my whole purpose for planting them is to benefit my herd, but when they get mowed down they aren't doing much good. Should be ok though cause we have 15 more acres and 42 in corn so it will be ok. Just wanted a better stand for my personal spot. Gonna try some repellent i guess and hope it don't push them away but just for a month tops.