Deer, elk, bear, mountain lion etc population objectives, when deer are low and bear are high i’d expect a reduction in deer tags and an increase in bear.
Other states sell a tag good for any weapon and sell maybe 20% of the tags CO does, they also have fewer animals. MT is a great example, everyone with a tag can hunt archery and rifle with that tag, so the unsuccessful archer can go back with a rifle. It’s no secret rifle seasons take the majority of wildlife in every state and are the main management tools.
So for example if CO was like MT every rifle hunter could hunt archery as well in CO which I would be for 100%, give me a tag good for all seasons and then create an archery only season but let me also hunt ml and rifle on that tag.