Both Bucks and Does have dew claws, a mature buck's hoof will look almost like a capital V because of the deers weight.

The deer here in IL are hitting the soybeans hard right now, in a couple of weeks when the corn matures, they will hit that just as hard if not harder.

I'd place a decoy 15-20 yards out, couldn't hurt.

i thought it odd to find alot of droppings in the beans but not much in the way of them having been eating.

I think someone was lazy with there planting and planted late.
Or the fact we had tons of rain might of delayed them.
Heck osme field set unplanted with water in them.
Heck the later they plant the later they wait to cut the later i can hunt them.

THE buck track will look like a l l
. . a doe will look like a upside down v
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2 early season soybeans

3. I would put the decoy on the opposite side the deer will come from about 8 to 10 yards past your shooting lane.