In these parts, canned pumpkin disappears from the shelves right after January 1st. until fall. There are only a very few farms that grow just the little ones for canning. And their whole crop is dedicated or Libby or One Pie. A couple of years ago, there was a shortage around here. I had to go to the church to get a couple of cans so I could make the pumpkin bread for the fair. And that was around the beginning of November. There wasn't one can to be found in any store. They came in just a couple of days before Thanksgiving.
When you go pumpkin picking, you have to locate the area where the small ones have been planted. And as a rule, if you are going to be baking, then you know where they are. There are no children in that patch.