Pokemon Pumpkin

In the United States, the carved pumpkin was first associated with the harvest season in general, long before it became an emblem Halloween.
Chucking
Pumpkin chucking is a competitive activity in which teams build various mechanical devices designed to throw a pumpkin as far as possible. Catapults, trebuchets, ballistas and air cannons are the most common mechanisms. Some pumpkin chuckers breed and grow special varieties pumpkin under specialized conditions in order to improve the pumpkin's chances surviving a throw.