It is theNW part of the state. I have seen some very nice whitetail and mulies in the Hills and there are thousands of acres of public ground which you can camp virtually anywhere. also, a Black Hills tag allows you to hunt almost all of the black Hills without worrying about specific units. As with all states though private land ($$)typically holds more "trophy" animals. Most of SD, excluding the Hills, is very flatto rolling with very little cover.The great thing about the Black Hills is that you get a lot of the beauty ofthe Western mountains without the really high elevation. Also, hunting them seems to be a little easierdue to the numerous logging trails you can access.I enjoy it so much I often go out there (from IN) just to turkey hunt in the Spring.