Check out the underwater pumpkin carving contests scheduled for 2009. Most ask that you bring your own pumpkin, dive knife as well as extra weight. The photo at left is from Amy Slate's Amoray Dive Resort, which has organized underwater carving contests for the past 12 years. ARKANSAS DAN October 11, time TBD Held at the Indian Creek Campground Beaver Lake, Arkansas 888-565-3483 CALIFORNIA Ocean Enterprises October 31, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm La Jolla Shores San Diego, California 858-565-6054 COLORADO

A-1 Scuba and Travel Center and the Downtown Aquarium

October 31

Held at the Downtown Aquarium

700 Water Street

Denver, Colorado

303-789-2450

FLORIDA Amy Slate's Amoray Dive Resort October 25 aboard the 8:30 am boat 800-4AMORAY, aka 800-426-6729 104250 Overseas Highway Key Largo, Florida Caloosa Dive Club October 25 at 10 am Held "somewhere near Ft. Myers Beach," call for details [email protected] Cape Coral, Florida HAWAII Shaka Divers October 25, time TBD Held at Makena Landing 800-250-1234 Maui, Hawaii ILLINOIS Scuba Emporium October 18, 2 p.m. Haigh Quarry Kankakee, Illinois 708-226-1614

OHIO

White Star Quarry

October 31, 10:30 am orientation 901 S. Main Street

Gibsonburg, Ohio

419-637-3483

PENNSYLVANIA York Divers October 25, arrive at noon Held at the BSC Quarry 717-846-0400 York, Pennsylvania

For a chance to win a hat from Bottom Crawlers, post your pumpkin photos on sportdiver.com. Log in (or create a profile if you're new to our community), then upload images of your carved pumpkin and be sure to tag the photo with the word "pumpkin." Deadline is November 30, 2009.

Know of additional upcoming pumpkin carving events? enter them in the comments section below.