On Sep 17, 10:37*pm, Pam Moore wrote:

Thanks for suggestions!
No deer or wild boar on the site. *Not rats, mice, rabbits, or
squirrels. *The plants were pulled down and mangled, the empty cobs
left lying.
We've had badgers before and I'd put my money on those. Just curious
to know if foxes would do it.

Nobody's suggested the possibility of the jolly green giant yet!