![]() ![]() You’ll first be able to observe the hunter’s moon in the sky on Saturday, October 8. ![]() (And if you feel inclined, you can always do some meal prep.) While these early farmers looked to their illuminated fields during the full moon for a successful hunt, you might be encouraged to look up. “Animals are beginning to fatten up ahead of winter, and since the farmers had recently cleaned out their fields under the harvest moon, hunters could easily see the deer and other animals that had come out to root through the remaining scraps,” the Almanac said. The hunter’s moon has historically signaled to farmers that it was time to prepare for the chilly winter ahead, as the full moon’s light provided easy visibility for hunting the animals that would fuel them through the cold months, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. (Native American tribes have different names for the full moons, such as the Arapaho tribe’s “falling leaves moon” for this month’s full moon, and the Passamaquoddy tribe’s “frost fish moon” for the full moon occurring in December.)
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