Dang Archeryguy, I would rather trap in Louisiana also if I had all of that to deal with.

Mark, two seasons ago when I started chasing coyotes there where so many decisions on equipment and procedures that had to be worked out. One of the first was how to get a set to take rain. Not only function, but not leave voids and or show the out line of the trap in the pattern. One of the things I tried was steel screen. It failed. Sand would wash through the screen leaving the above mentioned problems, and some times render the trap inoperative. So the screen went into the shed.

Fast forward to this season. One thing that had been a problem for me was that several properties that I trap have no bare dirt, its all sod. I like the efectivness of a dirt hole as much as the next guy, but I also feel like a certain amount of randomness in set type and construction is needed to keep the coyotes on there toes. Then I saw an artical or post by you, on your set and decided to give the screen another go. This time, in these sod areas I used the screen and covered with the trap with grass clippings. I was even able to keep my sets walk through sets by using my sheers to trim the entrance and exit of my set. You gave me another tool! Now I could be random and use t bones, bait sticks, poke holes, little mouse holes with a little dirt drug out over the grass clippings. The variations are endless. Then it occurred to me I hadn't tried the pipe. I have sense tried and liked laying pipe:].

Another advantage of the screen and clipping method is the ability to make the set exactly where it needs to go. Weather it is bare dirt or thick grass and not be restricted to one method.

I was pretty proud of this cat. K9 Xtreme trap with wire screen bedded Zagger style and blended in with ground duff. That set took almost 5 inches of rain over the course of a week and I didn't touch it. This morning he was held almost up to the elbow.

From picture # 3 above....

Mark, Do you find that your pans get exposed more in general covered in grass vs dirt? During the course of a year I think we all get some traps uncovered by animals (not necessarily coyotes) covered in dirt. Just curios as to how you think the grass compares in number of exposed traps. I guess my line of thinking is why not cover like that on every set and not just on pipes? An obvious exception being if you are setting in a solid dirt or sandy spot where the grass would really look out of place.

What in Sam Hill kinda yote is that?!! Looks pure evil lol.
Nice job catchin it!!