2026 Hunting Club Conference Agenda

Presented by NSSF - The Firearm Industry Trade Association

Time Agenda
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Vendor Set-Up
10:00 a.m. - noon Registration

AV Sponsored by York Ag

Monday Afternoon Session Sponsored by Martz's Game Farm
12:45 p.m. Welcome - NAGA President Sarah Pope
1:00 p.m.

Leaving A Safety Legacy
Chad Hymas, Inspirational Speaker & Hunting Ranch Owner

2:30 p.m. Best Practices for Clean and Easily Accessible Holding Pens

Chris Dewitt, DeWitt's Game Farm LLC

3:15 p.m. Break Sponsored by Double Barrel Game Farm
3:45 p.m.

Getting Off the Ground - Starting a Hunting Preserve
Jacob Staples, Mississippi Upland

4:30 p.m. Threats to the Industry
Moriah Day, NSSF - The Firearms Industry Trade Association
5:30 p.m. Cocktails
6:00 p.m. Welcome Dinner Sponsored by Mallard Bay
Early Bird Prize Drawing Sponsored by MTM Pheasants
First-Time Attendee Scholarship Sponsored by Mahantongo Game Farms and 3T Products
Following Dinner Hospitality Sponsored by Beavers Game Farm

Time Agenda
7:00 a.m. Sunrise Shooting Time Coffee Hour Sponsored by Milford Hills
Tuesday Morning Session Sponsored by Kuhl Corporation
8:00 a.m. What a Quality Gamebird Means to the Hunting Guide - How to Communicate Bird Performance Expectations to Producers
Dan Bradford, Wing and Barrel Ranch; Barry Godwin, Barb Wire Kennels and Hunting Services; Eric Harrison, Joshua Creek Ranch
8:45 a.m. Cyber Security - What You Don't Know WILL Hurt You
Javier Young, CLA
9:30 a.m. Break Sponsored by Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation
10:00 a.m. Pricing Strategies and Generating Off-Season Revenue
Phil Dietrich, Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation
10:45 a.m. How Anti Hunting Groups Hijacked the Farm Bill
Rob Sexton, The Sportsmen's Alliance
Noon Lunch Sponsored by Elkhorn Farms & Hatchery
Tuesday Afternoon Session Sponsored by Dutch Country Pheasants
1:00 p.m. Building a Generational Business in a Changing Market Using Systems and Modern Marketing
Joel Moreau & Logan Meaux, Mallard Bay
1:45 p.m. Building Habitat for Upland Gamebirds
Frank Loncarich, Land and Legacy
2:30 p.m. Break Sponsored by Prairie Land Gamebirds
3:00 p.m. Dog Training Fundamentals That Ensure Hunter Satisfaction
Aleah German, Backwater Hunting Dogs
3:45 p.m.

Implementing a Succession Plan Begins Long Before You're Ready to Hang It Up
Peg Ballou, Elkhorn Farms & Hatchery

4:30 p.m. The Critical Need for Guide and Lodge Insurance
Colton Hipple, Leavitt Recreation & Hospitality
5:30 p.m. Social Hour
6:00 p.m. Banquet Sponsored by Romeo Bravo Software
Raffle and Auction Sponsored by Flying B Ranch
Raffle Guns Sponsored by Friends of NAGA and Longtail Farms 
Loyalty Raffle Sponsored by Romeo Bravo Software
Following Dinner Hospitality Sponsored by MacFarlane Pheasants Inc.

Time Agenda
Wednesday Session Sponsored by Krug’s Northwoods Game Birds
7:30 a.m. Sunrise Shooting Time Coffee Hour Sponsored by MTM Pheasants

8:30 a.m.
Effective Ways to Solicit New Business
Will Ireland, Murray Road Agency
9:15 a.m. High-Quality Sporting Clays Course Design
Adam Miller, Oak Creek Sporting Club and Tyler Scott, Wild Wings of Oneka
10:00 a.m. Break Sponsored by Ingalls Pheasants & Fowl
10:30 a.m. Cover Management Options - What Works, Why and Where?
Lloyd Marks, Milford Hills and John Tuck, The Preserve at Tuck Farms
11:15 a.m. North American Gamebird Association Facilitated Session
Rob Sexton, NAGA Executive Director
12:00 p.m. Lunch Sponsored by Wild Wings of Oneka