To Gather, or to bunch up. The moon to move back to their hunting areas to stock up on meat for their winter use. The moon to move to their wintering areas. The Geese Go South Moon. The moon when animals such as the weasel begin to turn white for their winter coat.
Trapping begins for the early ancestors.
The eagle goes on its southern migration, and ice covers most waters. The Moon of Winter Cold. That Parts Her Hair Square in the Middle, because of the shortest day and the beginning of longer days.