Welcome aboard. Nice to have another Michigander here. Hopefully you're a Yooper and not a Troll....just kidding! Gather as much info as you can about hunting out west and do it. Took my family on a vacation to South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, etc in 2010. Called my buddy from Grand Rapids when we got back and told him we needed to do a hunt out west. Haven't looked back since and head out every year. All hunts have been done for $1000 or less thus far. Warning though; after a western hunt, hunting in Michigan will never be the same.
Welcome! Completely agree with recon6036. After hunting out west for 6 years now, Pa gets very boring. Already planning next years trip. We go to Colorado it's a complete DIY hunt. With buying all the tags (bull, cow, mule deer buck) we can do it for 2300 or so.