MY suggestion is this, MAKE a trip up to PA for the GREAT OUTDOORS SHOW,
https://www.greatamericanoutdoorshow.org/
its worth the trip if your looking to BOOK a hunt, will be hundreds if not a thousand or more outfitters there from the west and like places
Airfare shouldn;t be that costly, and you can call it a MINI vacation if that helps!

many parts of Florida from pa can be about 200 bucks for round trip airfare!
or about a 17 hr drive for many parts of FL.

BUT between then and NOW< ask yourself WHAT animal, or animals you want to hunt, and with what weapon
then spend time looking at each state you'd consider going to, if you want rocky Mt's type scenery, the 4 are going to be, mostly, MT, WY, ID and CO.
parts of UT, and even NM and AZ and NV can have it too, but, the 4 above are the prime one's
m,any parts of the state are NOT very scenic, some are, some are not, so, LOOK at tourism sites too on area';s

then, LOOK at season dates, if you can time the leaves changing colors, the scenery is even better for first timers out west, but that is more an archery time of yr on things?/

Once you find again places/areas in each state you'd consider based on land type, mountains, flat lands, prairie like or??
you can then see season dates, and WHAT or IF any tags are over the counter or draw

from there you can see if you can find a place you like with over the counter tags(makes life easier , but NOT all places have them or have better game quality or success rates)

the more you can narrow down a area, the better your odds are of finding exactly what you want.
PLANNING is a HUGE part of planning a trip out west, you get what you put into it!

again, once you figure out what area's
you can contact game depts and ask for info in these area's, and even ask for outfitters in these area's
as I am gathering you are planning a guided hunt, over a DIY type hunt??
then ask them about good or BAD outfitters, you'd be surprised how much info you can get from a game warden if you approach them right!

next and back to the show, once you have area's picked out, you can actually TALK in person to these outfityters and others from "X" area's and get up to date info, on LAST yrs season and game numbers, as the season just ended, and that will be the most accurate into
JUST keep in mind these folks are TRYING to sell you there services, so ask questions and try and ask in ways you get honest answers and not what they THINK you want to hear

THEN narrow down a few outfitters and DO MORE looking, get lists of previous hunters, BOTH successful one's and not, and from last yr to a few yrs back, the more you ask , the better feel your going to get for the outfitter, its YOUR money and YOUR job to spend it wisely, so that fall's on you to do the homework and TRY and get the best hunt you can .
do NOT leave out basic's
NOT everyone hunts the same way, so make sure its a hunt type YOU want
do you walk a LOT climb mt's, ride a horse? are you in shape, can you MAKE a 300 yard shot
, do you have gear that works

what gear will the outfitter have you WON"T need to bring with you< or what do THEY recommend

again, the better the planning you do before you GO, the higher the odds the outcome of the hunt will be a positive memory for you!
failure to do your part can leave you a very unhappy hunter out a LOT of cash!

and be very realistic with all things, from YOUR condition health wise, to what QUALITY of game you will expect to MAYBE get, and WHAT if you DON"T get anything!
more hunters come home empty than not!
its HUNTING not shooting,
so again, the more you do, BEFORE going, the better your odds are period!
take NO one person's word, unless you trust them with your life LOl