They'll eat em. But the rotten egg smelling deer repellent has worked very well for me to keep deer off peas and other goodies.

Last year I used milorganite after an initial attack of the bambi crew. I don't know if it worked or if the drought conditions improved' l'll be putting down my first broadcast today with fingers crossed.

Our house backs up to a forest conservation area. Last yr, I planted snow peas and snap peas in my veg bed among other veggies. The deer sniffed it out and from then on even the rest of my veggie bed was their buffet. Peas are a favorite of deer. I used the stinky repellent as well, but it seemed to invite raccoons. I wasn't very regular with the repellent so I'm not sure about its efficacy. Good luck!