Hi Steve, iam not sure how my garlic has fared as of yet, it is still under several feet of snow, iam in New Hampshire/Zone 5, but i do know that soon after i had planted some shallots last fall, and before i had them mulched, squirrels, iam sure, took off with most of them, they were not to be found anywhere in the vicinity of the garden, someone had mentioned perhaps putting some sort of netting or screening over the area until the bulbs have been established, but iam not sure if that would work in every case, such as yours..i can sympathize with you!

Wow, then ran off with them? That stinks! lol...Probably buried them somewhere else thinking they were a nut of some sorts. Not a bad idea to use some sort of netting. I will deffinitely keep that in mind. Thanks! - Steve