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
How Weather Really Affects Elk Movement (What the Research Shows)
Archery season opens August 29. Here's what peer-reviewed research and Oregon's own Starkey Project actually show about temperature,...
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John Berger’s Recovery, and the Nonprofit He Built From It
John Berger and Fernando survived their own hard recoveries. Now they're turning Cummings Creek Retreat into a nonprofit...
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Oregon Coast Range Steelhead Fishing: A Beginner’s Guide
New to steelhead? Here's everything from our own Siletz River trip: gear (fly rod and spinning), which Coast...
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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.