I use E-Fence very successfully in my pumpkin patches. Here are some of my notes on planting pumpkins:
Pumpkins
Fertilizer – 1.5# per 100 square feet of 6-24-24
Plant seeds 1” deep every 3’ apart and 6’ between rows – not necessary to plant on hills.
Seeded June 19, 2013 and June 28, 2014. I now plant closer to the first of June.
The quintessential fall vegetable is, of course, the pumpkin. Master gardener Chris Dawson shows how to harvest this special squash and the best way to save seeds for the next season. Pumpkins are fairly easy to grow and, depending on variety, you can grow small, tender pumpkins all the way up to pumpkins that weigh more than 200 pounds. For Halloween fun, consider a jack-o'-lantern variety such as 'Connecticut Field', and for making pies, use a smaller, sweeter variety like the sugar pumpkin.
To harvest and store pumpkins:
If foliage is shading the pumpkin, cut it back so that the pumpkin will ripen quicker.
Pumpkins are ready to be cut from the vine when a fingernail cannot penetrate the skin; the skin should feel hard, almost like a shell.
If you don't want to cut the pumpkins, you can simply let the vine die back and pick them at your leisure. Most people want them before that time, though.
Another sign that a pumpkin is ready to be harvested is that the stem starts to crack.
When harvesting, wear gloves because the stem can be very prickly. Use a sharp knife to cut the pumpkin from the vine. Try to leave a handle of at least four inches on the pumpkin.
Handle carefully to avoid cuts and bruises.
Don't carry pumpkins by their stems; the stem might not be able to support the weight and might break off.
After cutting, expose the pumpkin to the sun for 10 days to cure it. This hardens the skin so that it forms a barrier and loses moisture more slowly, therefore enabling it to sit longer. While curing, if a frost threatens, cover the pumpkins at night with hay or floating row covers, available at garden centers.
Store at about 50 to 60 degrees. At this temperature, they will last for about six months.
When storing pumpkins, don't stack them. When the skins of pumpkins touch, it can cause bruising and rotting.
Immediately remove and throw out any pumpkins that show signs of decay.
Remove any leftover vines and put them on a compost pile.
If you want to use your pumpkin immediately, there's no need to cure it. Simply cut it open or cut off the top and scoop out the seeds and fiber, and it's ready for a pie or a jack-o'-lantern.
If you are tilling your dirt, just walk down the rows and push a seed in 1" deep every 3'. We just push them in with our fingers but you could make a little hole with a screwdriver if the dirt is crusted. No need at all to plant them on mounds. Rows are 6' apart:
My wife likes lots of pumpkins on the porch for Halloween. She also gives a lot of them away to friends and family for Jack-O-Lanterns.

But...the deer love em. They will typically chew a hole in the top so they can eat all of the seeds and pulp. When they have eaten all the seeds and pulp from all of the pumpkins, they will then go back and eat the rest of the pumpkin. They devour everything but the stem.
If you are practicing no-till, you can mow the previous fall rye and just plant the same way as you would in a tilled plot. You may need to poke a hole with a screwdriver for sure here but you get a nice weed-free plot. You can still go back and spray any weeds with RU but be careful not to spray the pumpkin plants:
Get your solar E-Fence up and you are good-to-go:

If you do decide to save your seeds, here's how to do it:
Gather the seeds and rinse off all pulp.
Lay them on a screen so they can get ventilation from all sides.
Once dried, store in an envelope and keep them in a cool area where there is air but no sunlight.
You can also store them in a jar with an anti-desiccant (those little packets of silica gel that come in new coats, shoes and purses).
The seeds will last for several years if stored properly.