What I've been doing with the bare-root roses I got on the cheap
from Wayside Gardens (they have a sale in late Spring on the
bare-root bushes they've kept in cold storage, up to 75% off --
though they all seem to be grafted, except maybe for the Meilland
landscape roses) is plant them immediately on arrival in pots
(3 gallon grower pots usually are big enough) in soilless potting
mix -- I usually use the Lambert stuff from Quebec, mostly sphagnum
with some perlite, charcoal, and wetting agents, $9 for the 3 cu.-ft.
bag. I keep them in the shade until the shoots grow, then fertilize
(diluted complete fertilizer like 20-20-20 at first, then time-release
stuff). This way they become what the nurserymen call "containerized
plants" that can be planted pretty much any time I like. I've lost one
or two roses out of about twenty this way.

I've had very bad luck planting bare-roots, even those shipped early
in the season and not bought on sale, directly in the soil, even with a
lot of sphagnum or potting mix or other soil amendments. A couple
years ago I tried that and lost four out of six. Your mileage may
vary, etc.

Of course, planting out even "containerized" roses into spots that
end up with six inches of water for a day at a time is a good way
to kill them. And leaf-stripping deer don't help either.

Mark., zone 8b