silentassassin - seasons are set up by how much "impact" they have on the herd while at the same time maximizing the ammount of enjoyment of the hunters.
Trad hunters are not many in numbers comparatively speaking, so they would require the largest chunk of archery season plus their stats are low too. Compounds and crossbows would have large following and their accuracy/succcess rate much greater, thus they each would need a much smaller part of the pie.
But they are also set up as a mangement tool and while your argument is correct in part there is also an inverse correlation. By moving compound and crossbow hunters out of the picture for a longer period of time, even less deer will be taken rendering archery season useless as a mangament tool and ultimately unnecessary. However, since none of the methods in and of themsevles are effective as a mangement tool and will ultimately have no impact on the deer herd; the most fair thing to do, for all is involved, is give everyone an equal amount of time in the woods. I am not an advocate of descriminating against anyone be they compound hunters, trad hunters, or crossbow hunters nor do I think any one group deserves more access than the others.