Leftover Pumpkins - 2025

Annual pumpkin and gourd disposal.  Interesting to watch the snow come in.

Year 2 of Leftover Pumpkins

Once again, the pumpkins (and gourds) were a smash.  I may switch to a saw next year...the hatchet sounds fun but it's a lot of work.

The squirrels were in early and often.  All that is left are the stems.

Leftover pumpkins...no problem!

 What to do with leftover pumpkins from Halloween/Thanksgiving?  Feed them to the deer 😊  You need to cut them in half or smash them open to expose the soft and spongy parts that they like the most.  But they will eat the entire pumpkin.  I set out 5 last week (all gone now) and within 15 minutes had a customer.  We also drew the attention of an impressive buck.  Here are some pics courtesy of my trail camera behind our house.

Here is my son-in-law's comment on the buck...

Possibly the biggest buck we've seen in the eight years I've put a camera out.