The first moon after the Harvest Moon is the Hunters Moon, so named as the preferred month to hunt summer-fattened deer and fox unable to hide in now bare fields. Like the Harvest Moon, the Hunters Moon is also particularly bright and long in the sky, giving hunters the opportunity to stalk prey at night. […]
This was the time of year when the old Native American tribes set beaver traps, to ensure a supply of warm winter furs before the swamps froze. ~ Space.com