1st Hour Podcast for March 13, 2010 Trail Master Outdoors Radio Show

Click Here to download! Cris and Trevor Draper, Trail Master and Trail Master Jr are joined in studio with Scott Davis from www.treadsandtracks.com. We start out the show with our weekly look at what is on tap! We'll check in with the Utah Avalanche Center for your Back Country forecast with Craig Gordon. Ann Evens, with Utah State Parks joins us to share the best snowmobile riding trails and spots to hit this week. Lori Lee with Lori's Mountain Report checks in and with no new snow as of the report but it's coming. Kite Boarding at the Super Fly Open at Powder Mountain is here and is an awesome site to see! And Lori talks about her experience at a ski clinic she just went through and we tease her a little about working on her technique. The we air the first TMO Radio exclusive live from a bear den with Craig Clyde and Dennis Sutherland of the Utah DNR as we check in on a female bear they have been radio tracking and we want to see if she had cubs! Only here on TMO Radio!

2nd Hour Podcast for March 13, 2010 Trail Master Outdoors Radio Show

Click here to download! And this week we wrap our look at the issue of allowing hunting on Antelope Island State Park. Steve Bates, Utah State Parks Biologist for the Park joins us and shares his input from a biological stand point, just what and if the Park can handle the hunting. A no holds bared look at if it's feasible. Spence Kinard, current Member and past President of the Friends of Antelope Island Foundation joins us to share some thoughts and facts. Davis County Commission Chair, Commissioner, John Petroff, also with a big stake in this issues shares his emotions and feeling about the potential changes to one of their biggest tourist attraction. And we wrap up the show with the wrap up on our visit to the bear den with Utah DNR and let you know what we found inside the bear den.

HB3 Fight to stop hunting in Antelope Island is back on!

We will keep you posted so check back often AND HOW YOU CAN HELP, but as of last night, the Joint Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee re-inserted intent language to allow hunting on Antelope Island State Park, after last week the Executive Appropriations Committee had taken the language out last Wednesday. This language, reported to be in HB3, is in regards as to where as to spend the "up to $200K from the Antelope Island Hunt".  More details and comments coming!

1st Hour Podcast for March 6, 2010 Trail Master Outdoors Radio Show

Cris and Trevor Draper in studio. Jayson Toerck joins us via the road on his way into the studio this week after a long drive straight from North Dakota to SLC to be on the show and get home.

We start out the morning with a conversation on hunting Mule Deer and Big Horn Sheep on Antelope Island State Park. NOW preface this to be understood we are ALL hunters and love the sport, but oppose this as an option of population control or financial gain for the Park through the use of a non sustainable or renewable resource.

We are going to go in-depth on an issue with Antelope Island State Park and a just defeated Bill that would have allowed hunting for mule deer and big horn sheep. This is an issue that just keeps coming up when budget cuts come around with Legislation and budgeting isues. Are we ready to start selling off our State or National Parks to the highest bidders?

And we will talk about the current issue of entire portions of big horn sheep across the west and farther, that  are dying off from pneumonia or having to be put down by Wildlife Officials to try and curb the spread of this infectious disease that has come into the herd potentially from contact with domestic sheep or goats that carry Pasteurella but are unaffected by the bacteria. This has not been confirmed as of yet, but has been the case in many past cases. We could potentially lose 1/2 to 2/3rds of the entire populations of our Big Horn Sheep this winter and Antelope Island is a protected area in which we have a resource to begin to rebuild these herds from. This is a delicate issue with many facets to explore. Tune in for next weeks show for additional information.

But we start out checking in with Craig Gordon, Utah Avalanche Center check in and gives us a avalanche report. Ann Evans with Utah State Parks calls in with a snowmobile grooming report to let you know where the best places to ride are! And remember you can download the maps right to your computer on-line here.

We have a full panel this and next week lined up to talk over the entire topic. Don Peay with Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife joins us to clear up some of the misconceptions floating around and talk about how bad many of the Government funding issues are affecting us all. From the hunting on Antelope Island to feeding the wild mustangs, and dealing with the wolf issue. We are going broke and this needs to change.

And we wrap up the first hour talking with Tom Bean of the Lehi Cabelas about the Spring Fin and Feathers Adventure Giveaway and speical events and offers at the store this weekend only!

2nd Hour Podcast for March 6, 2010 Trail Master Outdoors Radio Show

Click here to download! Cris and Trevor Draper along with Jayson Toerck in studio this week.

We start out the second hour of the show with a continuation of a set of segments we have lined up over the next few weeks, on the recently defeated Bill that would have allowed hunting for mule deer and big horn sheep on Antelope Island with some of our personal feelings on the issue. Visit our web site and place YOUR VOTE on the issue!

Barbara Riddle, CEO Davis Area Convention and Visitors Bureau calls in and we look at this from her point of view and she is against any hunting at all, even stopping the bison hunts if necessary, rather than allowing hunting on the State Park.

Clyde Seely, Three Bear Lodge www.threebearlodge.com calls in from West Yellowstone to talk about the upcoming 2010 Snowmobile Expo coming up March 12 - 14 and how you can go up and for $75.00 per person, double occupancy, TWO nights at the Three Bear Lodge and and get TWO tickets to go the the Expo, which is a $15.00 per ticket value too! Call 800 646-7353 and mention Trail Master Outdoors Radio and get this and more special offers! Want to stay longer? Clyde has more options with deep end of season discounts on snowmobiling outside the Park still too.

And Judge Julie Mogenis from Huntin' with "The Judge" TV Show calls in from Texas to talk about the devastating problems they had with their big horn sheep population back in the early 1900's and how only now it is just getting to the point even about 15 tags are all that available to hunters, it has taken over 100 years top get their herds back. Enjoy the show and get OUTDOORS!

Sandhill Crane Bird Walk - Saturday, April 3rd 2010

Join the Wild Bird Center, Division of Wildlife Resources and the Nature Conservancy on a free Bird Walk to see Sandhill Cranes as they migrate to Utah for the spring nesting season. Sandhill Cranes make a spectacular display, as males court females in an elaborate dance with ballet like jumps and pirouettes, all with great trumpeting as they vocalize their excitement for the spring mating season.

We will leave from the Wild Bird Center at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 3rd in a car caravan. Bill Fenimore, expert field birder and author of the Backyard Birds of Utah will lead the Bird Walk with Phil Douglass, Division of Wildlife Resources Outreach Manager. Log onto www.wildbird.com/layton or call 801-525-8400 for more details.

Great Sage Grouse Bird Walk - March 27th, 2010

The Wild Bird Center and the Division of Wildlife Resources will lead a free Bird Walk, Saturday, March 27th to a Greater Sage Grouse lek to view dancing Sage Grouse. Be sure to bring your cameras, as this is a real Disney experience. A lek is a strutting ground where Sage Grouse dance in the spring. Males exhibit, dance and fight with rival males to exert dominance. All of this activity is designed to enable hen Sage Grouse to find a suitable mate.

We will car caravan, leaving from the Layton, Wild Bird Center at 5 a.m., so that we can arrive at the lek before sun up. Bill Fenimore, expert field birder and author of Backyard Birds of Utah will co-lead this walk with Phil Douglass, DWR Northern Region Outreach Manager. The walks are designed for birders at all levels, especially families. Dress for the weather and bring binoculars. The Wild Bird Center is located at the Layton Market Center, 1860 North 1000 West, across from Barnes & Noble. Log onto our web site at www.wildbird.com/layton or Call 801-525-8400 with questions.

Tundra Swan Day Bird Walk

The Wild Bird Center will lead a free Bird Walk, Saturday, March 13th to Farmington Bay to view Tundra Swans that are now arriving in Utah on their migration north to the Arctic Tundra. We will car caravan, leaving from the Layton, Wild Bird Center at 10 a.m. The walks are designed for birders at all levels, especially families. Dress for the weather and bring binoculars.

The Wild Bird Center is located at the Layton Market Center, 1860 North 1000 West, across from Barnes & Noble. Log onto our web site at www.wildbird.com/layton or Call 801-525-8400 with questions.

Trail Master Outdoors Radio Show 2nd Hour Podcast for February 27, 2010

Click here to download! Cris Draper, the Trail Master and Scott Davis from Treadsandtracks.com are in studio. The Trail Master and Family headed North to West Yellowstone for some end of season snowmobiling and a stay at the Three Bear Lodge. We'll be checking in on the adventure throughout the show. John Heine with the West Yellowstone Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center calls in to share some information on this must see destination if you head to West Yellowstone. A place to learn and discover first hand, the great animals of the area, and get up close and personal with them as well. This Not for Profit Wildlife Park and Educational Facility offers fun for all ages. We sat down with Clyde Seely, Owner of Three Bear Lodge and talk about Yellowstone in the Winter, the newest attraction to West Yellowstone with the rebuilding of the Three Bear Lodge after the explosion in Feb. 2008 and some upcoming Events in West Yellowstone. And honor Clyde for his hard work to recycle and reuse all the material they could to preserve the history of the Three Bear Lodge in the rebuilding of the Motel, which was awarded the Montana 2009 Eco Star Award for the efforts to reuse every piece of material they could and protect and preserve this part of the area, some parts of the Lodge dating back to 1932. Tune in and hear about the "White Shirt" Legacy Clyde and Linda Seely put into this labor of love during the rebuild. Clyde also offers and END OF SEASON SNOWMOBILE/MOTEL SPECIAL! If you have EVER wanted to go to West Yellowstone, don't miss this special offer for our listeners for details on how you can go for less than it normally would cost to just rent a snowmobile, and spend two nights at the Three Bear Lodge. We also get the feeling from my family on what our trip meant to use all individually and look at how you can get into the Park no matter what age or physical conditions you may have with the entire family like we did. less than 2 to 70 years old in our group and we all shared and played together. Now that's what West Yellowstone should always be about!

Trail Master Outdoors Radio Show 1st Hour Podcast for February 20, 2010

Click here to download! Cris Draper, the Trail Master is in studio this week with a awesome lineup of expert guests. This weeks Utah Back Country segment we will check in with the Utah Avalanche Center to check on conditions and Ann Evans, OHV and Boating Coordinator for Utah State Parks join us with the snowmobile grooming and trial conditions report. Mike Laughter, Regional Director for the Mule Deer Foundation call in in ths first hour to tell us a little background on the MDF and some of the great projects they have recently completed and are scheduled for completion this year. Lance Egan, Lehi Cabela's Flyfishing Shop and U. S. Fly Fishing Team Member calls in with our Where to Wet A Hook, weekly fishing updates.