Well....Are there more bowhunters, and people in Colorado, today? Hell, if I could afford it, I’d be there. Cover your scent with elk urine, move stealthily through the woods in proximity to elk, and blow a cow call, and you WILL see bears. Some you get close to, some come looking for you, with a meal in mind. Would fewer bears be better? Probably. Not sure about COs bear hunting regs.
More bear tags and liberal hunting seasons would good.
We are having the same problems here in Wis.
Lots of bears hard to get a tag.
I live and hunt bears in prime bear habitat.
Yes to many bears cause problems.