2026 Hunting Club Conference Update: Topic List Unveiled

The 5th Annual NAGA Hunting Club Conference, sponsored by NSSF – The Firearm Industry Trade Association, is just over three months away, but the behind-the-scenes work on the annual event — designed for hunting preserves by hunting preserves — has been underway for several months.

NAGA’s Hunting Club Conference Committee is the hub where everything begins each year. The committee vets cities, hotels, conference format, sponsorship opportunities and more. It is also the first place where ideas for the conference agenda begin. Once all ideas are submitted, the committee scores them and those rankings determine the final agenda.

“Until you have planned an event like the Hunting Club Conference, I’m not sure anyone considers all of the different aspects of large-group gatherings like this,” said Conference Chairman Dan Barngrover. “We’re thankful for the work of our committee. They ensure NAGA provides what people want to hear and see when they spend their hard-earned money to make the trip to Omaha and for future conferences.”

Here is the list of agenda topics that will be featured in Omaha:

• Building a Generational Business in a Changing Market Using Systems and Modern Marketing
• Implementing a Succession Plan Begins Long Before You are Ready to Hang It Up
• Panel on Cover Management Options - What Works, Why and Where?
• Interactive Session: Effective Ways to Solicit New Business
• What a Quality Gamebird Means to the Hunting Guide - How to Communicate Bird Performance Expectations to Producers
• Building habitat for Upland Gamebirds
• Getting Off the Ground - Starting a Hunting Preserve
• Best Practices for Holding Pens that are Clean and Easily Accessible
• Bird Processing Essentials For Hunt Clubs
• Pricing Strategies and Generating Off Season Revenue
• Dog Training Fundamentals That Ensure Hunter Satisfaction
• Gamebird Field Placement Techniques
• High Quality Sporting Clays Course Design
• The Critical Need for Guide and Lodge Insurance
• Preparing for Emergencies in the Field

Registration is open for the NAGA Hunting Club Conference.

Register now to be entered for the Hunting Club Conference Early Bird Shotgun, sponsored by MTM Pheasants. The prize is a Weatherby Element II 12-gauge semiautomatic shotgun with a walnut stock. The commemorative Early Bird shotgun will feature the NAGA logo and conference location burned into the stock.