We started out planting ag beans, then went to Eagle beans before switching to Real World beans. Last year, our supplier did not have any Real World beans, so we purchased Eagle beans instead. Had a leftover bag of Real World....so out of curiosity, rather than mix the seed, we planted part of the plot in Eagle beans and part of the plot in Real World. Result...the deer would walk through Real World beans to get to the Eagle beans.

Will admit I was a bit concerned about pod life with the Eagle beans, but the plants were void of pods by January and we had virtually zero volunteer beans growing this spring. I have to believe the pods held and the deer reaped the benefit. Had the pods broken down and dropped seed, there would have been volunteer beans in the field.

We plant beans in rows, but keep the deer out with an electric fence (two strands of electric tape and a solar charger) until the beans get some height on them. After that, the beans grow faster than the deer can browse. Most of that field is standing chest high as we speak.