The Black Hills of SD without a doubt is where I'd go for a Merriams, which I think is the prettiest of the four main birds. The license is OTC and the season is long without a ton of pressure since there is a couple million acres of NF there. The few times I've hunted there it was in the triangle between Mount Rushmore, Custer, and Hill City. You can stay in motels, cabins, or camp out and the few times I've hunted there I didn't run into another hunter. I was thinking about going out there the first week of May this year again, but will need to save my money for the two month trip I'm taking to Wyoming this Fall. Here's a nice Tom I took on one of our trips and it was just north of Custer Park.