But some of them occur in areas where no matter what that just isn't possible

Out west there is plenty of public land to support trophy management areas with out taking away opportunities from the common hunter.

TN does not have enough public lands (other than Presidents Island and a few other locations) to support this.

Was thinking that if there was the support from land owners TMAs could be created in TN.

Proceeds from the drawings would go to participating landowners, much like a lease.

I'm not aware of many public areas managed under trophy management in any state. Anyone have a list?
Most of this you will see around the elk hunting. Montana has areas that I believe are called "trophy management areas" or at least that is what we called them...5 (10) point or larger.

I was also under the assumption TN has more public hunting land than most states. Anyone have a comparitive list of public acreage by state?
Your western states would by far exceed what TN has simply due to the BLM, State and federal forest lands. Eastern states, I would have to say that TN has allot, but my knowledge is limited.




I really don't think it's a lack of acreage, but a lack of acreage in habitat that will produced success with trophy management. TN already has areas that hold a fair number of mature bucks. Yet those areas don't produce many "trophy" bucks simply because of limitations in habitat quality.
Does this become mute when you go to a "antler restricted" instead of trophy?




We do have one of these currently, although it is not public. It's called Aimes Plantation. You can look at their website to see the type of results they are producing.




But could enough money be collected through applications--once split among all the landowners that would be necessary to produce a large TMA--compensate for what each landowner could make from a straight lease of of their property? I bet not, considering how high leases are going for these days (and will become in the near future).
[That was my concern, could enough revenue be generated to make this appealable to the landowner. I know that if I were a landowner, I would want somebody that I know and can rely upon to do the right thing hunting my land. On a draw hunt, you do not know who you are going to get year to year.