It does look like a nice one. Here in Ohio where I trap we have nothing close to that kind of wide open spaces. From the looks of your picture other then the wind, maybe, blowing toward that ground cover, what told you to place the trap there? In your past pictures there was most always something for the coyotes to relate too. A fence line or ground feature of some kind.
I chose three hill tops along the edge of the crp, pheasant hunting spot.
The sets are on the south side of the crp, grass.
I chose these spots because the top of a hill has better chance to blow clear of snow, and I can see the set from the road.
I'd rather set on the north or west side so the wind would carry the scent into the grass.
Normally I would have a dozen snares in the grass, and a foot hold or two outside the grass.
The early snow knocked most of the grass down , ruining the snaring there .
So I choose winter sets on windblown hill knobs because of wind and snow, hopefully check it from the road.
Structure plays a big part.
A heavy lure will stick to stuff and they can smell it, the wind switches to come from the south sometimes and puts lure smell into the grass edge,
The grass patch also is the only grass area for a mile or two, they always hunt the grass for pheasant and stuff.
It's about 25 acres maybe 30 acres
Normally if I had time I have the best coyote locations per township, pick the best spot, set it up, go4-8 miles away and get the next best spot in that area.
When I take the locals out, the neighbors come to visit sometimes and get caught, so a good spot will take more than just the one group
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