Failed Outdoors
Tips, trip reports, and honest gear advice from the Pacific Northwest — the stuff that doesn't fit in a podcast episode but still helps you get out there.
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Archery season opens August 29. Here's what peer-reviewed research and Oregon's own Starkey Project actually show about temperature, wind, and…
New to steelhead? Here's everything from our own Siletz River trip: gear (fly rod and spinning), which Coast Range rivers…
Never targeted salmon from a boat before? Here's the exact plan we're following on our own first river salmon trip:…
Stop scouting deer sign backwards. Learn to read stand age, seasonal browse, and feeding sign to predict where Oregon Coast…
Upland bird hunting in the Oregon Coast Range means one bird more than any other: grouse. Here’s the honest version.…
DIY elk hunting in Oregon comes down to three things. Know where elk actually hold on public land. Get to…
If you’re brand new to fishing in Oregon and just want to know where you can actually catch something without…
Willamette River bass fishing is one of the most underrated fishing opportunities in Oregon. If you Google “Oregon bass fishing”…
E-scouting for hunters and anglers is the skill most people skip and then wonder why they keep coming home empty.…
