How to join

Most of Scotland’s professional gamekeepers and stalkers are already fully paid-up members of the SGA. But you don’t need to be a full-time gamekeeper in order to join – just a supporter of the fundamental principles of the organisation. Many field sports supporters, landowners, country people and shooting syndicates are members of the SGA.

So if you too want to promote the work that keepers, stalkers, ghillies and rangers do for the good of the Scottish countryside, help protect country sports and our rural economy, support the development of best practice and assist in educating the wider public on the benefits of our work, you can do so by joining us today.

Membership categories include:

• Gamekeeper - available to all full & part-time keepers, stalkers, ghillies and related professions. Membership also includes a firearms insurance policy, covering legal expenses for help with firearms licensing and revocation issues, insurance cover for public liability to others for up to £10 million, and an Employer's Liability extension for keepers engaging beaters. 
• Full member - available to all who participate in country sports and who support the SGA's aims. Membership includes insurance cover for public liability to others for up to £10 million.
• Syndicate member - Syndicates of 6 guns or more will receive individual membership as a Full member.
• Supporter - For those who support the SGA's aims and who already have insurance cover in place.
• Student - available to those studying for a recognised gamekeeping or rural land management course at colleges. Student members will enjoy insurance cover for public liability to others for up to £10 million.
• Life member - by special application, a one-off payment of £500 gains Life membership.
• Visitor - we are able to offer third party public liability insurance cover for up to £10 million to those visiting the UK to enjoy country sports
• Corporate member - for companies who wish to support the aims of the SGA as well as have up to 2 members insured.

As a member you will also receive our free full colour quarterly magazine, packed with information on countryside issues, a dedicated membership hotline open monday to friday 9AM - 5PM, access to members area within our website, plus car sticker.

You can download an application form here, or contact us at the office for help in setting up your membership.