Soy beans

[crappyice]

Typically when are they harvested? What is left after the harvest(are the entire plants removed or are they cut to a specific height?) Right now they are about three feet tall and starting to turn a bit brown on our leased land. Can't get in touch with the farmer so hoping someone can offer some general guidelines.

[G-Man]

they are usually picked when whole plant brown and moisture content of bean at certain level and taken right to inch or so of ground. modern harvesting doesnt leave much in the field for waste unless spilled when transfering to wagon/truck (and then you need to worry about getting hit for hunting a baited field if it spills in a pile) i would guess in the next two weeks harvesting will start

[crappyice]

Thanks G.

[HectorBuckBuster]

Alot has to do with the farmer. The farmer who rents my land, most of the time he harvest's his beans before bow seasons is over.One year he harvested them the day before opening day of bow season, and I did not know this until I got there that morning.Pretty much killed my hunt that morning. A field the borders my property that farmer, most of the time does not harvest till after deer seasons is over with. I seen soybeans being picked in Feb & March sometimes. I seen corn being harvested this year, when other farmers where plowing and planting in April/May. I think a lot has to due if the farmer has the space to store them, and if he dries them himself or just sells then straight from the field.

[crappyice]

Hector-thanks for some guarded optimism. I was most afraid of your first scenario-showing up to a plowed field with no reason for deer to stick around. I really need to get this guy to call me back or at least get some help from the land owner who I have the lease with.

[WNYBuckHunter]

The farmers that work the land i hunt always leave quite a bit on the ground. The deer will eat the dropped beans, but that usually doesnt happen much until the corn is down. They pretty much abandon the bean fields until late season, and even then, its sporadic.

[Nomad]

My problem is the farm I hunt,as soon as they are harvested they turn the field over.

One field though has a depression that runs across it into our thick brush and they still follow that route,right to my stand.

[HectorBuckBuster]

I have seen a couple farmers in my area already harvesting some soybeans, well other fields are still green.

[newhunter14]

The farm next to me just harvested their Soybeans yesterday. All the way to the ground and then tilled the soil. He's an avid hunter so I guess he wanted to harvest all of the crop or else he would've left some. It's a shame though we had at least 30 deer, mostly Does with babies and one small Buck in the area that morning but after he plowed it's a ghost town now. I think it depends on the farmer. Based on what I've seen him do he'll be planting corn there next year. I'm hoping the deer come back soon:)

[HectorBuckBuster]

I have noticed this year the farmers are getting the beans harvested and are planting wheat,rye or other grains. I think they are doing this since the price of corn is so low, they are switching to different grains.The farmer that rents my land plowed under 1 hay field, and 3 beans fields are all planted with wheat or rye. This is the most fall planting I have seen him do ever.