Leonard,
Yes, tons of bear, in 71, and 711. As you probably know, down low near Dolores (up to the county line). The D&N road is the dividing line for 71 & 711. There have been 2 bears that I have heard of coming in to the town of Dolores. Since the start of the month. One of them was a boar about 500 pounds. DOW had to shoot it with sandbags to get it out of somebody's yard. I've seen some really pretty bears this year from jet black, to reddish, and one that I thought was a small elk until I got closer. It was a real pretty blonde color with a dark chocolate head, legs and belly. Sound like an elk? About four years ago I shot a small one near Rocky Point (check your forest map). I had just packed out a bull and was heading home. This little guy ran in front of me on the road. So I piled out my truck and chased him 25 yards or so til he went up a tree. Made the bull look pretty big laying next to it in the bed. I happened to see four on one hillside (no cubs) just above the Buckhorn Lodge on the 4th of July weekend. Last year I heard of a lot being tagged on the Glade. My best luck has come from hunting over freshly killed elk or deer gut piles (perfectly legal). Either for myself or while guiding. But I would think on a year like this. Bagging one should be obtainable. No kidding.I would pack a firearm. Spooky becomes a reality when bear hunting. I have been charged twice. The first time I was preseason scouting for guiding season on a private ranch. I never saw him but I heard him coming after me I ran straight down a steep hill jumping brush like an olympiad. The second time I too was bow hunting without a sidearm.
I know how hard it is to walk backwards at full draw. After 3 little 20 yard charges he lost interest. But my wife didn't enjoy laundry that week. By the way both in 711. People say only one in a hundred or so, are aggressive. But the bears I have encountered have never heard of those odds.
So good luck and be careful!