ORIGINAL: GMMAT
Coyotes (as well as mosquitos)have the natural ability toadjust their litter sizes to reach carrying capacity, unlike most animals (deer, elk, antelope, etc.) that generally have 1 or 2 babies per year.
Interesting about the yotes....but I'm perplexed as to why you think a deer herd doesn't do the same thing.
Unfortunately, deer CAN'T do the same thing. While coyotes can have litters to upwards of 10, deer don't have that ability. A doe simply can't give birth and raise 5 fawns when the population is low. It takes much less nutrition for a female coyote to nurse her young than it does for a doe.Also, the offspring numbers for deer are almost directly related to food supply. This is determined through the fall and winter months, coyote offspring population is determined by the number of coyotes an area can sustain.