@AnnaBee, there are discussions on growing fruit regarding deer issues. Here is one: My deer rant - #6 by SteveM
also: How to deter deer from fruit trees
My favorite suggestion was to get a pride of lions. I think that would also help keep the neighbor’s kids out.
For buck rubbing off bark, I wrap chicken wire or similar around the trunk. That does not stop browsing on leaves but does help save bark.
A tube of chicken wire from ground to about 5 feet high should also save bark from voles and rabbits. Lions would also help with rabbits but I think voles are too small for lions to bother with.