It depends where you are, and your local laws. You may be able to bait, but there might also be regulations on baiting. so check your local laws.

Back in the day when baiting was legal we would get trailer loads of pumpkins and sugar beats. the deer wouldnt touch them unless it was cold out, but if there is a good frost they will go nuts over them. and we would break open a few and then the deer would either break them open by stomping on them or crack them open with their antlers.

Being from south Louisiana, I have never heard of using pumpkins. But what i do know that works very well is cut up sweet potatoes. Deer will go absolutly crazy for this taste. Good luck and good hunting!

I've never baited but have seen many deer beside grain piles so my vote goes to corn. I would be curious to hear how the pumpkins work though

I use apples a local orchard gives me all the apples on the ground free. When they run out I go to corn. Tried pumpkins and so far they are untouched. BTW I use the bait station for meat deer. Mature bucks only visit at night anyway.

No I don't think so. I would only use baiting if the deer are spread out all over the place. I would use corn. But if they are walking right by yo htere is no need to bait them.

I would use corn. They like that a lot more up here and can also be spread out a lot better.

Have to check if baiting is legal where you are. They started allowing use of minerals here lately. I would use deer cain or c'mere deer. If you goona use bait use corn, its easy to cary a good ammount to spread out in a few spots. Pumpkins might work great but I can see hikin into my stand carryin a huge pumpkin and a big 10pt jumps out to say hello! Just a thought!

Pumpkins,deer would raid the neighborhood's Jack O'lanterns at Halloween when I lived in Washington.

Nothing!!!
Legal or not, baiting is NOT hunting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!