Bean field, no more...

RussA · Aug 15, 2015

OK there was 2 big Bean fields I hunted and last fall after it was harvested they planted winter rye. Sop this year in June they knocked down the winter rye and now all there is, is weeds.

My question, is this their way of letting it rest till next year? Went today to check the fields to see if there were any deer there, and not one single deer in either field.

Will have to figure out where they are going now but is that a normal thing for a farmer to do?

rgw · Aug 15, 2015

usually bean fields they plant year after year. it is corn fields they skip years. sounds like your free food plot is gone

longbow · Aug 15, 2015

I think the farmer is messing with you...

RussA · Aug 15, 2015

That is what I was afraid of and what I initially thought when I didn't see them replace it with anything. :frown:

Broadhead · Aug 15, 2015

There is plenty of time for the farmer to plant winter wheat.

tcook8296 · Aug 15, 2015

May be planting again in fall with winter rye. Winter rye is commonly used as a double crop or cover crop. It has great soil building properties, great organic material and is excellent at weed supression. Probably go back to beans or corn next year. I would rather have rye than beans that are harvested. In Dec and Jan you will have a nice green field to hunt over. It would be even better if the beans were left standing with rye, but the farmer wouldnt make any money leaving them stand.

kbfishing · Aug 15, 2015

Beans are usually not planted 2 years in a row due to the amount of nitrogen they produce. Probably letting it sit and using it as a manure field. Then till it in and plant this fall with winter rye. Usually farmers will rotate beans and corn. Beans put in nitrogen and corn takes it away.

longbow · Aug 15, 2015

You dump a pickup load of corn on the edge of the field and they will come...

bwd172 · Aug 15, 2015

Find trails, find acorns, and don't rely on others to do your work for you.

RussA · Aug 15, 2015

I hope that they do plant again.

bwd172, I know their trails and I have a stand in the acorn flat also. I was asking a question not asking for people to help me find the deer. I know nothing about farming and knew a lot of guys on here are knowledgeable on many things so I asked.

lady bird · Aug 15, 2015

its common to change the crop every few years.

makosnax · Aug 15, 2015

As long as the field is cut short and not totally overgrown, there will be enough new growth to attract deer. If the field grows more than knee high it chokes out any new growth and does not attract much but can be a good social gathering point during the rut.

RussA · Aug 15, 2015

I guess Ill look to see if there's any social activity during the rut then lol.

I finally figured out where some buck routes were to and from these crops and now it's back to the drawing board.

kreese614 · Aug 15, 2015

If they don't plant it bait with apples on the edge

RussA · Aug 15, 2015

Thanks, but I don't bait. I have no problems seeing deer but I am learning to hunt specific deer and finally had them figured out then this.

JerseyJay · Aug 15, 2015

The farmers In my area stopped planting beans cause the deer destroy them... sucks. . I loved hunting the beans early season.

makosnax · Aug 15, 2015

Buck spots are usually the same year after year. That's why you will see old rubs near new rubs. Once they are off of s feeding pattern it becomes more about transition, choke points, and thick travel corridors.

deergetter · Aug 15, 2015

Farmer most likely didn't get a profit rember if you hunt on a farm . The goal for the farmer is that you kill every deer that walks by .

hunterbob1 · Aug 15, 2015

Aint only deer.. soybean crops in the United States fall prey to significant damage by wild deer, raccoons, squirrels, groundhogs, Canada geese, and others.

Cassvbuck · Aug 16, 2015

Yup.. maybe a winter crop plan like Winter Rye or Wheat. If that is the case it could be great for late season game area. Or the property was Sold to Developers. When that happens things could go doormat during processing, then houses grow out of the ground, I hate when that happens.[wallmad]

Devil Horns · Aug 16, 2015

The only way to really know is to ask the farmer. You may be able to get the farmer to plant winter rye for you if you buy the seed. Rye seed is pretty cheap and easy for the farmer to plant. May be a win win.

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