Looking for a Hunting Group

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I’m looking for a core group (2-4 people) of hunters to join in Idaho, Wyoming, or even Montana that hunt elk and mule deer. Been a solo hunter off and on over the years. Would prefer if the hunters are ranchers or farmers by trade and hunt the back country in the above states. Multiple states is fine; example hunters live in Hoback, Wyoming and hunt Wyoming and Montana or Wyoming and Colorado, etc…
 
Just a bit of level-set here, while I never say anything is "impossible" you might want to temper your expectations. IMO, "ranchers or farmers by trade" are the least likely group of people to need/want a hunting partner, particularly a random Internet stranger they've never met via from a posting online. These are the very same folks who have (or can probably easily have) horses, which is one of the biggest game-changers for back-country hunting out West IMO both in terms of changing the hunting experience itself (much faster and easier scouting, packouts aren't even a thing anymore) and access (e.g. into Wilderness Areas where horses are the only allowed transportation in the first place).

In my experience, these folks also tend to be very family-oriented when it comes to hunting. At one of the trailheads I hunt there's a family that's been hunting there for literally generations, and they show up with probably 15 people, spouses, dogs, kids, etc. If some cousin or grandfather can't show up one year, it just all averages out. And 90% of them are ranchers.

I think you would do better posting more generally, with fewer requirements, and then taking the best you can get. It'll be a short list already. You should also post more about your own skill and experience, hunting style, capabilities (do you own horses? ATVs?) etc.

On top of all that you're asking for a group. The more people you get in a party, the less you need a newcomer. Just IMO, I think you would be more successful looking for a single partner and then repeating that, building a group yourself. Established groups are more protective of their secret data they've scouted, their methods, meat shares, etc.

All my 2c. Worth what you paid.
 
Do you have a shooting range near where you live? Is there a shooting club near you? Anybody at work hunters? These are places to start looking for hunting buddies.
 
I appreciate the feedback @taskswap. I purposely made the post centric to ranchers and farmers for ‘like mindedness’. I grew up on a cattle ranch - still in the family.

Active duty military by trade (17 years). Generally, I hunt solo in the above mentioned states however, the family atmosphere/the established group dynamics is what I am seeking. Military personnel deploy, PCS, etc…therefore, that group setting is a constant turnover.
 
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