Where's the good in this?

So my beans finally sprouted today while I was at work. All 10 of them in my little earthbox are up and running. I went over to see the ones in the real garden to find just one alive, the rest bitten off at the stem and ripped to pieces. Goddamn chipmunks/rabbits. If I see one there I just might kill it. Grr. Where is the good side of this? Who knows. And I only have 8 bean seeds left. Does anyone know of a way to scare these sorts of creatures away?