There are many better plots, other than pumpkins
I have planted pumpkins on the edge of my foodplots for the last 5 years. Depending on how bad the vine-borers are each year, yield has been between 30 and 150 pumpkins. These I grow for decoration, my nieces and nephews, reletives, neighbor kids, and just give them away. The deer have never really bothered them, but occasionall take a bite during the summer, usually leaving just teeth marks. Deer much prefer the white clovers, soybeans, corn, and sugarbeets I plant for them. This year I shot a 141 3/8" eight pointer 75 yards from the pumpkin patch, but he was not interested in pumpkins. There is so much other stuff you can plant for deer rather than pumpkins, the space is better served by planting something else. JMHO