The other problem with them is way to much avoidance

Looks good k snow, thanks. I've got a couple spots that'll work with the wind.
Bedding is actually super easy in the snow as long as it's cold enough. the broken up snow hardens quick. Bed the trap in it, spruce things up and before I leave I give the trap a wiggle to make sure it's loose in it's hardened imprint. Little bit of something for a pan cover. Works good under snowmobile tracks.

I had success this year by making a row of orchard grass about a foot wide x two feet long about a foot high in the middle and taper down, at each end of the taper i pounded out a trap bed and used a #2 Bridger i used just enough wax dirt to coat the bottom of the trap bed and then cut the orchard grass with scissors to break up the outline. I used a food lure on one end and a curiosity lure on the other with good strong fox urine in the middle. I had a dirt hole about 15 feet away and the foxes travel path on this particular farm brought the foxes past the dirt hole first. in five nights i caught three reds from the hay set and not even a track in the snow at the dirt hole.

I think with what Hern said about right after deer season having a lull is because there are so many gut piles and unrecovered deer that canines have plenty to choose from for a while.......one thing i did notice this year is when i did get a fox to commit to dirt late it was for deer for bait instead of my regular beaver based bait that i use.