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Hunting Club Conference Spotlight: NSSF – The Firearm Industry Trade Association

April 19, 2023

NSSF – The Firearm Industry Trade Association representing gun makers, ammunition manufacturers and retailers, has been a key partner to the gamebird industry for many years and a generous supporter of the North American Gamebird Association. As Title Sponsor for the Hunting Club Conference, they will again play an essential role that goes much further than their financial support....

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Hunting Club Conference Agenda Revealed

April 18, 2023

The anticipated moment of unveiling has arrived as the North American Gamebird Association announces the agenda for the Second Hunting Club Conference, which will take place in Manhattan, Kansas, July 17-19, 2023. Like the inaugural event this past year in Ohio, the Kansas conference has been designed exclusively for hunting preserves by the people who own and run them....

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Bird Flu Costs Pile up as Outbreak Enters Second Year

April 18, 2023

The ongoing bird flu outbreak has cost the government roughly $661 million and added to consumers’ pain at the grocery store after more than 58 million birds were slaughtered to limit the spread of the virus....

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New York Department of Environmental Conservation Announces Confirmed Outbreak of HPAI

April 05, 2023

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratory confirmed an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus affecting the Reynolds Game Farm pheasant population....

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2023 Hunting Club Conference Hotel Information

April 04, 2023

You can now review available room types, group pricing, and make your reservation....

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HPAI Prevention and Preparedness

February 14, 2023

By Abby Schuft, Associate Extension Professor and Extension Educator, University of Minnesota Prevent Biosecurity The very first steps to preventing an introduction of HPAI are to have a biosecurity plan and use it. Many gamebird farms and hunting clubs have not been required to have biosecurity plan audits because the lower number of birds they...

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Biosecurity Plans – Why are we Still Talking About Them?

February 14, 2023

By Abby Schuft, Associate Extension Professor and Extension Educator, University of Minnesota As the nation has watched Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) hit state after state, it’s evident HPAI is going to be here longer than anyone would like. All avian industries, including yours, have to shift and take biosecurity to the next level as...

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Grief in the Gamebird Industry

February 14, 2023

By Peg Ballou, NAGA President Our association has been rocked with news that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has landed at some of our largest farms and oldest hunt clubs. What we’ve been dreading has come to pass. Amazingly, I’m still hearing that some of the clubs and farms we personally supply don’t yet have...

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Date Change for 2024 NAGA Annual Convention – Orlando

February 13, 2023

The 2024 NAGA Annual Convention will still be held at the Holiday Inn Disney Springs in Orlando, Florida, but the dates have changed. The conference will now be held January 22-24, 2024. Registration will open July 1, 2023 at NorthAmericanGamebird.com. “We’re excited to return to Walt Disney World’s Disney Springs for next year’s convention,” explained...

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Save The Date: 2023 NAGA Hunting Club Conference

February 13, 2023

NAGA’s 2nd Annual Hunting Club Conference will be held in Manhattan, Kansas, at the Bluemont Hotel. The conference will take place July 17-19, 2023. Registration will open for the event on March 1, 2023 at NorthAmericanGamebird.com. “This is a great location for the conference,” said NAGA President Peg Ballou. “With Kansas State University’s gamebird management...

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