60 Second Outdoors

Buffalo verses Bull Elk

Cris Draper, the Trail Master — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:47:00 +0000

This one will make you think twice before approaching a buffalo.

The Xterra Winter Championships

Cris Draper, the Trail Master — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:58:00 +0000

The Xterra Winter Championships held at Snowbasin, Utah. 10K bike, 5K snowshoe, 5K run & 8K ski mountaineering, all leading to a heartbreaking finish.

AA-12. World's deadliest shotgun!

Cris Draper, the Trail Master — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:54:00 +0000

Introduction to rock climbing at Petes Rock, Utah

Cris Draper, the Trail Master — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:05:00 +0000

This short clip is a brief introduction into the sport of rock climbing.

Spring Ice Off Fishing at Utah's Famous Strawberry Reservoir

Cris Draper, the Trail Master — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:08:00 +0000


Ice off fishing at Strawberry can provide fast and furious fishing for lunker sized cut throat trout. Fishing the shallows can be very productive using a small ice fly and fishing it at the edge of the ice flow.

Rock Chuck @ Uncle Bob's

Cris Draper, the Trail Master — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 02:42:00 +0000

A friend of mine shared his rock chuck carnage clip with me and I thought you might get a kick out of it! Fun stuff.

Gold Prospecting in Utah

Cris Draper, the Trail Master — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:45:00 +0000


Learn about the history of gold procpecting in Utah. Many millions of dollars worth of gold has been mined from UTah. Watch as we show you the basics of hand panning and slucing for gold.

Sea Kayaking on Lake Powell Utah

Cris Draper, the Trail Master — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 13:18:00 +0000

With over 2,000 miles of shoreline, Lake Powell offers some of the best inland sea kayaking in the lower 48 States. The beautiful views and endless white sandy beaches are worth the paddle in themselves. With more options for beach camping than you can imagine, this is a true escape for the beginning or advanced kayaker. Hundreds of side canyons one can easily get lost in so make sure you take a map and know how to read it.

Utah Mule Deer Trophy Buck

Cris Draper, the Trail Master — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:22:00 +0000


Filmed on 12-31-2006, this beautiful buck was located just outside of town on the west side of Salt Lake City, Utah. He was with about 6 does that hopefully are carrying some of his genes into the next season.

To 2007! Happy New Year!

Cris Draper, the Trail Master — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 17:17:00 +0000

Well, we all made it! Well I am assuming you did as well if you are reading this post. 2006 was quite the year. As I reflect back on the successes and failure of this year, I look ofrward to 2007 with a fresh start.I did not get out hunting as much as I would have liked this year, but the time I did get to go out, I learned some valuable lesson for the upcoming seasons.

My passion is mule deer hunting. Being raised out here in Utah gave me a lvoe for these beautiful animals from a very young age. I have made a life long quest to persue and protect these incredible creatures. I have been luck enough to harvest two true trophies which are proudly hanging in my front room, with a muzzle loader and look forward to many more opportunities to get out and hunt them.

In 2000, I picked up my first bow and put the old 54 caliber Great Plains Rifle in the cabinet and it has pretty much stayed there ever since. Bow hunting has now become my prefered weapon of choice, and although the learning curve is great, I have found new enjoyment in getting out and truly enjoying the hunt again. It has opened up a year long challenge now to tune, refine, perfect and improve my equipment and skill level. It has been a blast!

If you are interested, here is my equipment list:

Bow - Whisper Creek Innovator Pro, left handed with a 32 1/2" draw, set at 65 lbs
Sights - Trueglo 5 pin set up
Quiver - Truglo Detachable
Arrows - Carbon Express, Teminator Hunters
Broadheads - Steelforce 125 Gr
Arrow Rest - Whisper Bisket QS
Release - Scott Archery

These are in testing now and under review. I hunted this set up last fall and only got one shot off at a buck.. and missed at about 35 yards. Tougyh shot. The buck entered my tree stand area on a trott and never slowed down.

I got one breif opportunity, took the chance... and missed, arrowing slightly over his shoulders and burying the arrow in the snow behind him.

I am also reading many great books on the topic of tuning the equipment and honing in my skills and will be sharing more information on them this year.

Thanks for tuning in and bookmark this page now for more great adventures in the back country with the Trail Master!

Wakeboarding Stunts and Tricks at Lake Powell Utah

Cris Draper, the Trail Master — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 16:25:00 +0000


Wake boarding at Lake Powell with the Pro's. These guys know what they are doing so do not attempt this without training. The narrow canyons of Lake Powell offers some great opportunities for wakeboarders to get AIR! This awesome footage shows just how incredible this sport has become.

The ATK Mule Deer - True Trophy Mule Deer!

Cris Draper, the Trail Master — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 00:52:00 +0000

This mule deer, often called the ATK buck for where he spent most of his life (Alliant Tech (ATK) on the west side of the Salt Lake City valley gave me a rare opportunity to capture a few minutes of video. This awesome buck was watched for years by many hunters but I do not believe the buck was ever hunted as he spent his life on private property where hunting is not allowed. He was recently killed (Nov. 11, 2006) by a car as he left the property and crossed a busy highway.

He was rough scored by a guy from Sportmen's Warehouse at a screaming scored of 225! He was recovered by the Utah DWR and his antlers as currently in the evidence room of the DWR. Let's hope he got a few does during the rut and spread a few of his great genes!

Trail Master Outdoors Waterfowl Hunting

Cris Draper, the Trail Master — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 21:31:00 +0000

The first post here to 60 Second Outdoors features your host of the Blog, Cris Draper, The Trail Master, and his Son, Trevor out for an afternoon of waterfowl hunting. An afternoon of duck hunting along the Bear River Bird Refuge in Northern Utah. This is the first of many featured videos', audio clips, radio podcast and new articles I will be posting here for you to get your outdoor information in 60 Seconds!.