vanderb79 has it right on the difference in State draws, in Colorado you can draw your second choice while building pp points, here you don't build points while drawing, those drawing go back to the start.
This means that those willing to get to 9 points + have an agenda and are willing to wait for it, that's a small number of the total applicants. There isn't a Large fluctuation in that number year to year, so it keeps things relatively stable year to year.
I used an example a month ago on another site to answer a question and it applies here. Without doing all the exact math again here's the general point. Around 3300 applicants had 9+ points last year, subtracting those drawn and adding the incoming 8 pointers that didn't and would be 9 this year, there was an increase of around 80 compared to the same total previous. I slight increase from the original online app period and we will see a slight decrease in a few years from the paper app and bad economy years, probably in 8 years a slight increase from the new online app... these numbers are close every year, you can't just invent a 12 bper from a 3 bper.
This means there are more that want any tag, some that want a bull tag that takes 8 bps and fewer that want a specific tag and willing to wait. Each is important to themselves.
Today I helped my brother and dad fill out the online app, I always do their apps. They only want a cow tag, we stratagized on units, draw odds and then decide to put in separate apps to increase the odds of drawing one tag... even cow tags are important.
myself, I want an archery rut tag that takes 12 bps and I'm willing to wait, I have 7.
As I said and debated here 3 years ago, there is no point creep and it's proven by math... talking elk, not sheep or lope.
Kent