In my post where I said I hand cast em out...I do that cause after the pea/bean has been soaking, they are more fragile. So I hand cast them then disc em under and after disc'n them under, I just drive back and forth over the plot to pack it in so the soil has a chance to surround the pea/bean. My deer eat em down purty good, ifin you are wanting them to grow a while you can put that deer fence stuff up, no clue what that'll cost you...
As fer the deer nipping the tops off, usually at my place the deer top em first then they have sprigs on the sides. They grow out then they eat them too. You have to understand there is sooooooo much green out there fer them that you are just jump starting their growth w/ high protein yields....They will come to the plots but they'll still eat away alot too...