Cornfed, I've seen the same results as you... soybean fields suck for me in Northern Wisconsin and in Southern Minnesota after they've been cut. It also seems that I only get a week or so of hunting out of them (depending on the year) as they cut them soon after season. I wonder if this has to do with climate? I posted a similar question to this last year and got a lot of "The deer will absolutely still be there" comments. I know those folks weren't lying to me - so maybe in some climates the "leftovers" are still good for the deer or it just depends if there are other good food sources around???