Welcome to HT.
I made a very similar post a couple years ago in hopes to find someone who wanted to do out west hunting trips with me and yea I felt kinda weird like I was looking for a date. Ended up meeting a guy for coffee and started planning for the trip. We went on that first hunt, and although we didn't bring home an animal, we've become really good friends. We call or txt each other every couple weeks just to check how each other and families are doing, bounce gear ideas off of each other, and general bs session. We'll be headed back out to Colorado for another elk hunting adventure this year and I'm looking forward to enjoying camp with my old friend. It was probably one of the best things I've done to find a good hunting partner. They are hard to find as you probably are aware.
Good luck on the search.