Origins
The National Gamekeepers' Organisation (NGO) was founded in 1997 by a group of gamekeepers who felt that their profession was threatened by public misunderstanding and poor representation.
We have attracted over 15,000 gamekeeper and supporter members.
Our aim is:
"To promote, improve and protect gamekeeping in the United Kingdom, thereby securing a thriving long-term future for the profession."Our objectives are:
1. TO REPRESENT GAMEKEEPING
 | To provide proper national representation of the gamekeeping profession |
| To be the first point of contact for outsiders seeking to approach the gamekeeping world |
| To raise the profile of gamekeeping and to increase public understanding of it |
| To promote the positive impact that gamekeeping can have on the countryside as a whole |
| To counter adverse publicity |
2. TO ASSIST GAMEKEEPERS
| To ensure that gamekeepers have the information they need |
| To help gamekeepers to assist one another |
| To help gamekeepers find jobs |
| To create better understanding on the part of the employers, guns and others |
| To provide legal assistance for gamekeepers, where appropriate |
| To provide third party insurance cover for members |
TO ENSURE QUALITY WITHIN THE PROFESSION
| To improve the training available to prospective gamekeepers |
| To ensure that experienced keepers keep up to date with new developments |
| To uphold the Code of Good Shooting Practice, the Code of Good Game Rearing Practice and other relevant codes |
| To counter anything or anyone bringing the profession into disrepute |
TO HELP DEFEND FIELD SPORTS
| To assist with the defence of all field sports by ensuring that gamekeeping is of the highest quality and is properly represented |
