the name "Hunter's Moon" is believed to have originated in the 1700s, when hunters would prepare for the winter months by going hunting.
It's also the time that animals would begin to "fatten up" ahead of the cold season
After the harvest moon comes the hunter's moon,
in the preferred month to hunt summer-fattened deer and fox unable to hide in bare fields.
Like the harvest moon, the hunter's moon is also particularly bright and long in the sky, giving hunters the opportunity to stalk prey at night.
The hunter's moon, also known as falling leaves moon and freezing moon, historically signals a time of year when Indigenous groups stock up on food for winter
— especially since deer and other prey have fattened up after feasting all summer.
Other predatory creatures, such as foxes and wolves, would also come out to hunt their prey.
Sanguine or blood moon are other common names for the hunter's moon.
These terms are believed to be derived from the blood of hunting or the changing color of fall leaves.
So a full moon near the horizon – any full moon near the horizon – takes on a yellow or orange or reddish hue.
Big moon near the horizon. The bigger-than-usual size of a moon seen near the horizon is something else entirely. It's a trick that your eyes are playing – an illusion – called the Moon Illusion.
