pros and cons of each
black hills-
pros-
1. you will fill your tag, lots of deer
2.lots of public land, easy access
3. a FEW bigguns
4. additional doe tags are EASY to fill there.
5. rifle season is in november. sometimes it catches the rut.
cons
1. overhunted, at least near anything that resembles a road
2. few trophies
3. all roads seem like highways with roadhunters everywhere.


bighorns
1. trophy caliber bucks. there not everywhere, but theres plenty to go round.
2. lots of public land, some is fairly easy access. the bighorns are nearly all road accessable.
3. deer numbers in general are pretty good.
4. the scenery!!!

cons.
1. anything near a road gets hit hard, ya gotta work for em.
2. lots of deer, but you wont see half as many as you will in the black hills.
3. snow can be a problem


either could be just the ticket or not what your looking for. if you and grandpa dont mind a more physical hunt, and have some experience hunting muleys and know how to find em, the bighorns are probably for you.

if you are sorta new to this, or not in the best of shape, you WILL fill your tags in the black hills, and there are some nice bucks there, but the hunter numbers keep a lot of em from getting to trophy size.

ask anything i can help ya with, ill give her a shot.