There is no doubt that the Black Hills of SD is very popular place to hunt Merriam' s. The problem, in my opinion, is the number of hunters there. Very few people know about eastern Montana and how the population of Merriam' s has expolded here. The best thing about the hunting eastern Montana is supply and demand, the pressure is low, and so are the prices. ShawneeHunter didn' t ask where the most hunters go, he ask where the best hunting is. In my opinion it' s right here at home.