effects of habitat change during the rut
What do you all think would be the effect of having a soy bean field harvested right now while the rut is on? I'm on a piece of land that is connected to another piece of land by a large soy bean field. I don't hunt the field or what's on the other side (don't have permission to). The plot of land I'm on is small... My deer wonder over and bed down from the other side (especially now to get away from the bucks). I've seen them coming over through little protected draws but also right across the arch of the field in the most unprotected place. My question is if the harvesting of the soy will dramaticaly change where the deer are going? How much would they rely on soy beans (that only come up to their belly's) for cover?