Presented by NSSF - The Firearm Industry Trade Association
8:00 am - 12:00 pm - Vendor Set-Up
10:00 am - Noon - Registration
A/V Sponsored by York Ag
Monday Afternoon Session Sponsored by Martz's Game Farm
12:45 pm - Welcome
Mike Martz, NAGA President
1:00 pm - FFL Strategies for the Current or the Curious
Bill Napier, LPC, NSSF Security/Compliance Consultant
1:45 pm - Setting Up a High Quality Sporting Clays Course
Heyward Cunningham, Promatic Inc.
2:30 pm - Break
3:00 pm - Best Practices for Pre-Released Quail in the South
Chris Malphrus, On Point Consulting
3:45 pm - Essential Bird Health Remedies to Have on Hand
Mike Martz, Martz's Gap View Hunting Preserve Inc; Chris Dewitt, Dewitt's Game Farm; Michele Bovey, Flying B Ranch
4:30 pm - Developing a High-Quality Guide that Keeps Them Coming Back
Chad Weber, Flying B Ranch
5:30 pm - Cocktails
6:00 pm - Welcome Dinner
Early Bird Prize Drawing: Sponsored by Mossberg
Early Bird First Time Attendee Scholarship: Sponsored by Mahantongo Game Farms/3T Products
Following Dinner: Hospitality
Sponsored by Beavers Game Farm
8:00 am - Sunrise Shooting Time Coffee Hour
Sponsored by Milford Hills
Tuesday Morning Session Sponsored by Kuhl Corporation
8:30 am - Creating Memorable Service Moments in Hospitality: Strategies for Sustainable Guest Satisfaction
Nicole Gaillard, Horst Schulze School of Hospitality Management, Auburn University
9:30 am - Locked & Loaded: Turning Your Hunt Club into a Profitable Pro Shop Hub
Hank Yacek, Point of Impact
10:15 am - Break
Sponsored by Prairie Land Gamebirds
10:45 am - Contracting Birds or Growing Your Own: Pros and Cons
Chuck Purgason, Ozark Wings
11:15 am - Staff Training to Prevent Avian Influenza
Nancy Jackson, DVM, Mississippi Board of Animal Health
Noon: Lunch
Sponsored by Elkhorn Farms & Hatchery
1:00 pm - How Split Premises Can Save Your Business
Todd Robinson, Prairie Wildlife
1:45 pm - Successful Social Media Strategies to Attract Prospective Clients and Corporate Customers
Brittany Jill, Walk 2 West Marketing
2:45 pm - Break
3:15 pm - Attracting High Schoolers to Try Gamebird Hunting
Mike Christensen, Pass It On Outdoor Mentors
4:00 pm - Why Hunting Preserves Must be Politically Engaged
Rob Sexton, NAGA
5:30 pm - Social Hour
6:00 pm - Banquet: Sponsored by Romeo Bravo Software
Raffle and Auction: Sponsored by Flying B Ranch
Raffle Guns: Sponsored by Friends of NAGA and York Ag
Following Dinner: Hospitality
Sponsored by MacFarlane Pheasants Inc.
8:00 am - Sunrise Shooting Time Coffee Hour
Sponsored by MTM Pheasants
8:30 am - The High Cost of Not Paying Or Developing Your Employees
Mary Ivon Montgomery, Horne
9:15 am - European Shoots vs. Field Hunts: The Pros, Cons and Differences
Jake Toonkel, Pawling Mountain Club
10:30 am - Break
11:00 am - Preparing for an Avian Influenza Outbreak - Business Continuity When an Outbreak Occurs
John Carpenter, Orvis Sandanona Shooting Grounds
11:45 am - North American Gamebird Association Report
Rob Sexton, NAGA Executive Director
12:00 pm - Lunch
Sponsored by Wild Wings of Oneka
