Creulty of Mother Nature, simple fact

This is something that some may unfortunately find offensive, and for that I will apologize, however it is also reality. I have been writing about the problem with the whitetail herd and it's most deadly predator, the eastern coyote. The coyote's only predator is man and Mother Nature. For those who remember lessons in ecology, it is a fact that when species become overpopulated, Mother Nature has her ways of reducing populations and the following picture is one example of that cruelty or should I say, reality. It is probably the best advertisement for the management method of trapping. This will be short and sweet folks. Maine introduced the non native species, the eastern coyote in the 1970s and the management of the animal has been a very sad story for the State.
Several years ago, in an effort to try to control the raging populations the State created a licensed snaring program where trappers could become certified to participate. Just a few years ago, an anti hunting organization brought a law suit against the State of Maine and it's Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Commissioner to end the snaring program and trapping in general. When all was said and done, we did indeed lose the snaring program, and had several new trapping regulations that has caused many trappers to either sell or just simply hang up their traps. Then reports started coming in that the deer herd was almost non existent by hunters. On top of that 2 severe winters with high levels of snow, and past bad forestry practices destroy not only habitat, but precious wintering yards. In 2007-08 is was estimated that 40% of the northern Maine white tail herd was lost to winter kill. When the people contacted the IF&W, they were told that due to budget shortfalls, they was no funds or personal available to do anything and it would be up to the people. With this, 2 counties in Northern Maine have formed conservation associations with a mission to promote, preserve and protect habitat, plant food plots, and host coyote hunting contests to cut down the predator.