Hastings Island Hunting Preserve

Feb 2023

I was passing time on Google Earth, and found it! Hastings Island! The place where the best memories of me and my Dad were made. I was just a kid. I had remembered the location to be in Fairfield, but I guess that's because we took Hwy 12 from 80 on the way there from Fremont. From 47, to 52 years ago, I hunted this amazing place with my Dad and German Shorthair Pointer, Heidi. It was the only place that my Dad showed me patience. Teaching me gun safety, field etiquette, respect for nature, and dog training and more. I remember many cold mornings I would wake up before him, waiting for him to "wake me up" to jump in the truck and head out to Hasting's Island. So many...read full review

Oct 2022

Always great time crazy amount of birds

Feb 2022

Visiting Hastings Island Hunting Preserve is an experience! It's located on an island in the Delta. The island is a working ranch. The hunting preserve is located within the ranch. They release pheasants into the fields and hunters and their dogs hunt them. They don't plant birds. They release them from a truck and the birds fly into the cover. The fields have plenty of cover year-round. You pay for each bird you bag. They have a bird cleaning service and it seems most hunters use it. I do too. The preserve has trained dogs in their kennel. Those who don't have a hunting dog can rent one for their hunt. I think they also offer dog training as a service. Check with them...read full review