Forgive what might be a real stupid question. I've never hunted bears out west. I'm doing an elk hunt in September in CO. It looks like I'm going to be above 10k for the majority of the hunt. With the reduction in the price for a Non-Resident bear tag I'm planning on picking one of those up as well. Do black bears hang out that high or will I be flushing money down the toilet. Either way bears won't be the primary target I just don't want to bump into one and be bummed that I don't have a tag.