Lonnie, No matter how carefull you are while setting traps you will always leave human scent. No way around it. You just need to convince the animal that you left nothing behind. Such as a trap. As far as gloves or setting bare handed, it really makes no difference. I wear cotton gloves when i need to keep my hands warm . Otherwise, i don't bother. Most coyotes who dig up your trap do so because it moved when they stepped on a part of it. Such as a jaw. Bedding of the trap is really very important. One other thing. Traps are dyed in walnut hulls or logwood crystal in order to remove contaminted smells such as blood or rust. They are then waxed to prevent the trap from rusting when you use salt or calcium chloride at the set to prevent the trap from freezing down or the dirt from freezing on top. Dont forget to scrape the wax from the dog and the pan notch or you will never get it to stay set.