wicks

Since the forum is a little slow, I thought I'd see if I could get some information on rope wicks.  If you search the forum you will see it has been a past topic a couple of times but I still have some questions. My first question is do you drill the holes in the top and let the liquid wick up...

Im new to raising deer. Ive just got one buck and getting a few does after the first. This ehd has me worried. Are these rope wicks part of the answer. Makes sense to have the deer walk under them to get to the water. It sounds like I should spray aswell. Do I spray daily? With the rope...