Thanks guys 
. I forgot to mention the pond at the end of the trail in the first picture had a very well used trail going around it. There was rabbit craps but no moose footprints or poops. People rarely go down there either.
I walked around that pond following the trail scouting for other little paths going into the thick and found none, seems like only that 1 main trail going in.
There was a small hill off to the side which had a view of the access to the trail and would have had the wind that day blowing from behind it so a coyote could both view the trail, most of the pond and bog area, while also smelling what's behind. I will also call this once the pond freezes over
