Dan O you reminded me of something that I have done successfully in the past. I got a packet of trees from the extension service about 6 yr. ago and the deer ate every dang one in less that a year. The following yr. I bought another packet and planted them in the same places as before. But this time I used a bar of Dial soap and rubbed it on each seedling at planting. About two weeks later I did it again. Man what a hassle bending over to rub each tree. DUH! Then it hit me. I ground up a bar of Dial soap, put it into my sprayer with warm water and sprayed the seedlings every month or so and not one tree was damaged by the wildlife. It worked for me. The trees are about 4 to 5 ft. tall and in good health. I guess they're pretty clean too.

Hunt like a gentleman, Elsie