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. The Critical Need for Guide and Lodge Insurance
Colton Hipple, Leavitt Recreation & Hospitality
1:45 p.m. Implementing a Succession Plan Begins Long Before You're Ready to Hang It Up
Peg Ballou, Elkhorn Farms & Hatchery
2:30 p.m. Break Sponsored by Double Barrel Game Farm
3:00 p.m. Best Practices for Clean and Easily Accessible Holding Pens
Chris DeWitt, DeWitt's Game Farm LLC
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
7:30 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 Prairie Land Gamebirds
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
Mallard Bay
1:45 p.m. Building Habitat for Upland Gamebirds
Frank Loncarich, Land and Legacy
2:30 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. Dog Training Fundamentals That Ensure Hunter Satisfaction
Aleah German, Backwater Hunting Dogs
3:45 p.m. Leaving A Safety Legacy
Chad Hymas, Inspirational Speaker & Hunting Ranch Owner
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
Following Dinner Hospitality Sponsored by MacFarlane Pheasants Inc.

Time Agenda
8:00 a.m. Sunrise Shooting Time Coffee Hour Sponsored by MTM Pheasants
8:30 a.m. Interactive Session
To Be Announced
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, Executive Director
12:00 p.m. Lunch Sponsored by Wild Wings of Oneka