It was a tough winter for wildlife here in CT with all the heavy snow/ice. Most species couldn't get through the many feet of snow/ice cover to get to the ground. DEP can't really tell what the effects of the "winter kill" will be until the hunting season starts, and hunters report their harvest; But I imagine it will will show a large decrease in population of winter ground feeding mammals. NH had more snow this winter than in previous years, not as much as CT, and not the deadly ice/snow cover, but it will still have an effect. All in all, its just Mother Nature balancing things.
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