I have Honeycrisp, gala, Fuji, and yellow delicious, which is good for pie making and desserts.
I always dig a big hole and line it with 1 Inch chicken wire for gopher protection, then plant tree and erect deer fence around the tree until it gets big enough to survive the deer attack that will surely come.
neighbors around here, continually feed deer and squirrels, and they are not afraid of people or most dogs, including mine.
I used to let the kids in the neighborhood pick any fruit they wanted, but those kids are grown and gone now, and replacement kids are on their screens, and seldom come outside.