• 3rd Annual NAGA Hunting Club Conference

    Join Us at the 3rd Annual NAGA Hunting Club Conference!

    MacFarlane Pheasants is thrilled to announce the 3rd Annual NAGA Hunting Club Conference from July 15 to 17, 2024, at the Best Western Plus Ramkota in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. MacFarlane Pheasants is proud to sponsor and promote this event each year. We believe industry professionals must be involved in and aware [...]

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  • NAGA Hunting Club Conference

    NAGA Hunting Club Conference Registration is Open!

    We are excited to share that the North American Gamebird Association (NAGA) has announced its third annual Hunting Club Conference to be held in Sioux Falls, SD. The conference will be held July 15-17, 2024. This event is highly recommended for anyone who owns, manages, or works at a gamebird hunting preserve. The conference [...]

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  • NAGA 2024

    The North American Gamebird Association (NAGA) Conference 2024

      This year’s NAGA conference was held at the Holiday Inn Disney Springs in Orlando, Florida, January 22-24, 2024. MacFarlane Pheasants’ attendees included Bill MacFarlane, Sarah Pope, Chris Theisen, and Ronnie Viljoen. Bill serves on the NAGA Board of Directors, and Sarah is the NAGA Vice President. The most important [...]

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  • Precautions to Keep Birds Safe

    Best Practices For Keeping Game Birds Safe At MacFarlane Pheasants

    We implemented biosecurity practices 35 years ago at MacFarlane Pheasants, and each year we refine our procedures to protect our game birds from disease. Our biosecurity team meets monthly to review protocols and to respond to the latest biosecurity concerns in bird populations. Avian Flu ( a serious bird virus) [...]

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  • Photo of Chef Alonso Contrisciani

    Chef Alfonso Contrisciani and his Assistant Otto Borsich Prepared MacFarlane Pheasant at the 2023 NAGA convention

    Would you like to learn MacFarlane pheasant recipes from a Master Chef? Bill MacFarlane, Sarah Pope, and Chris Theisen had the opportunity to enjoy watching Chef Alfonso Contrisciani and his assistant Chef Otto Borsich prepare pheasant at the NAGA Convention for the second year in a [...]

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  • People at NAGA Convention

    The NAGA Convention Is Always Impressive!

    MacFarlane Pheasant, Inc. attendees to NAGA Convention, February 2023: Bill MacFarlane, Owner Sarah Pope, Vice President of Operations Chris Theisen, Vice President of Production Bill and Sarah each hold positions on the NAGA board. Bill is on the Board of Directors, and Sarah is the Second Vice President. NAGA stands [...]

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  • NAGA 2022

    North American Gamebird Association Conference 2022 at Bally’s, Las Vegas, Nevada

    The North American Gamebird Association (NAGA) Conference at Bally’s in Las Vegas, Nevada was a special treat for attendees. Last year’s event was cancelled because of the Covid Pandemic so everyone was excited to meet up with other gamebird producers and hunting preserve operators to network and learn all the [...]

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  • Precautions to Keep Birds Safe

    Avian Influenza and the Game Bird Industry

    Whether you are a veterinarian, doctor, poultry man, game bird producer or just a person who heard the news that came out of Asia during 2003 and 2004, Avian Influenza (AI) otherwise known as bird flu conjures up many thoughts and fears. For poultry and game bird people, the thought [...]

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