A few weeks till my first elk hunt, I think Ill be hunting mostly solo. Ive met a few people through rokslide that may have some time to slip out there with me. I think I just need someone to show me the ropes really. Hunting in the South, you've got family that teaches you. For me, elk hunting going to be mostly research and trial/error. Once I get some experience doing it, maybe Ill prefer solo. If you can find someone you work well with, then 2 would probably be ideal. I worked in a gunner/spotter type situation most of my time in the Marines and theres no doubt 2 people who work well together beats the hell out of 1. 3 or more seems like a crowd to me.