This is a great topic! I've spent the last 17 years mostly hunting with my son... and all of the sudden I see college on the horizon and then wife and his own family, and while we are very close, the day is coming (as it should) that old dad will have to take a back seat to his own friends and wife and kids. Who knows, he may end up across the country or in ANOTHER one... And hunting once a year isn't going to work out for me... hahaha..... So, I find myself wondering who I will hunt with next. This year I did a solo Muley hunt in Hells Canyon (for my 50th birthday). I had a blast backpacked way in there. And for the first 3 days or so had a grand time. About day 4 I was kind of wishing for some company, and someone to bounce ideas off. Sadly, most of my friends that are my age aren't in the same shape physically, so they are at a point that they don't want to go. Either that, or since I am new to living in WA they have friends and groups they hunt with already and I don't want ot be a third wheel... So, I'm planning on more of those solo hunts, as I have points for several states that I haven't been putting my son in for (I put him and I both in for just AZ, WY) so I guess Nevada Antelope is going to be solo, along with Elk and Deer if I ever draw, and I apply in ID, NM, CO every year so those would be solo too. I guess it will be interesting these next few years to see what lies ahead. I guess all in all, I'd be open to hunting with someone I met on the internet. Especially somewhere in the lower 48, where you could always just head to the truck and go home if things went south. I don't know about a float hunt in Alaska though... you can't just "Get out" in that situation. Perhaps I will meet one of you out there in the mountains someday... that would be fun!