Colorado is trying to sell a lot of bear tags. Some units do have some bears, but in 40+ years of hunting in Colorado ,never missing an elk season , rifle and muzzle loader, I have seen a total of 3 bears. Can't hunt in the spring now, can't bait, can't run them with dogs. I think their idea is to sell them the same as the required small game license.The more license they sell, the more P&R funds they are eligible for. Just because CPW wants to sell a lot of bear tags, doesn't necessarily mean there are an abundance of bears unless maybe you hunt in Aspen, Vail, west side of Colorado Springs and a few other mountain towns that bears have found easy food pickings
