The Road Hunter Podcast · Est. PNW
Every Wrong Turn
Tells a Story
Join the crew as we point a Jeep at the nearest forest service road and hit record — hunting, fishing, off-roading, and every wrong turn in between. We document the wins and the wipe-outs.

About the Crew
We Get Outdoors. We Get It Wrong.
Failed Outdoors is Brad and Eli – a father-and-son duo from the Pacific Northwest who would rather be stuck on a mountain than sitting at a desk. We hunt, we fish, we wheel – and we hit record for all of it.
The name is the whole personality. For every ridgeline above the clouds there is a Jeep buried in spring snow and a duck blind where the ducks never showed. We keep the camera rolling either way, because the blunders make the best stories.
38 episodes and counting – new ones drop every week from the Oregon backcountry.
Latest Episode - August 28, 2026
John Berger's Recovery, and the Nonprofit He Built
John Berger survived a 1979 firefighter injury and losing his hand twenty years later. This episode he’s back with his longtime friend Fernando to talk about turning Cummings Creek Retreat into a nonprofit for disabled veterans and first responders, and the 25 years the two of them spent teaching wildland fire safety along the way.
From the Trail
Opening Weekend, Bull Elk & Flashlight: Road Hunter Ep. 42
We got skunked opening weekend in the Oregon Cascades, lost a giant bull elk to a horn honk,...
Read MoreOpening Weekend Deer Season in Oregon’s Coast Range
Our real October plan to put a Coast Range blacktail on the ground: where to find deer, how...
Read MoreSteelhead Showdown & Elk Scouting: Road Hunter Ep. 41
We got skunked steelhead fishing in the wrong month, then went elk scouting near Astoria and the Wilson...
Read MoreFrom the Field
Outdoor Adventures
Real, un-staged, often imperfect – the PNW exactly as we found it.

The Catch
A solid king salmon and bragging rights for the whole ride home.

Glass Water
Drifting a quiet stretch of river, calm and miles from anywhere.

Packing Out
Miles from the truck with a heavy pack and a long walk ahead.

Snowed In
When the trail wins and the tow strap comes out.

Last Light Bull
Found him right as the light went gold – the kind of evening that makes the whole season worth it.

At the Trailhead
Parked at the end of the road – wherever the truck stops is where the real trip starts.
