Stag Camp - Turkey

Stag Camp offers private Merriam’s turkey hunting on 130 acres in the Aeneas Valley near Tonasket, in Okanogan County, Washington. The property sits in GMU 204 (Okanogan East), surrounded by the region’s growing Merriam’s population and just minutes from thousands of acres of Okanogan National Forest.

Open meadows make natural strut zones and feeding areas, while the surrounding conifer timber gives birds the roosting and loafing cover they come back to every day. Most of the action happens along the timber edges, and the ground suits any style, from running and gunning to setting up and calling birds in. These birds see little pressure, so they answer calls the way spring gobblers should.

County roads lead to a gated entrance with designated parking, and ATVs are welcome on existing two tracks. A permanent blind, marked in the Infinite Outdoors app, gives you a concealed setup the birds are already used to. Your group of up to 4 hunters has the property to itself.

Hunts are booked as 2 days, can be extended to 4 days on the calendar, and are priced per person. Washington turkey tags are sold over the counter, so no draw is needed. Tonasket has lodging, food, and supplies, and Not Doug’s restaurant is about a mile up the road.

Stag Camp is classic Merriam’s turkey country. Okanogan County holds one of Washington’s strongest Merriam’s populations, and this property’s mix of ponderosa and conifer timber with open meadow is exactly the mountain habitat these birds favor. Turkeys roost in the timber, fly down to strut and feed in the meadows, and work the edges between the two through the day. That gives you clear setups at first light and good midday options as birds loaf in the shade. The surrounding Okanogan National Forest keeps birds moving through the area, and light pressure on this private ground means gobblers here have not learned to hang up out of range. Trail cameras and sightings show hens with poults each summer, a good sign of a healthy local flock. Whether you hunt the blind or carry a decoy and chase gobbles, the property gives you room to hunt the way you like.

After your hunt, you will be sent an automated Harvest Report. To assist Infinite Outdoors in maintaining the quality of properties, and continue to put conservation at the forefront, we require that the harvest report be completely filled out and returned. Failure to fill out the harvest report within 2 weeks of the hunt taking place will result in a $25 fine. If you are unsuccessful in filling your tag, Infinite Outdoors still needs to have that information provided to them. This is how we will make changes to future year’s harvest quotas and continue to be the most well managed access and conservation platform in the country.

Washington’s spring general season opens in mid April and runs through the end of May, which covers the peak of gobbling and strutting activity in the Okanogan. A youth only season runs in early April for hunters under 18 with an adult. Season dates can change, so check current dates with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife at wdfw.wa.gov before you book.

You need a Washington small game hunting license and a turkey tag. Both are sold over the counter to residents and nonresidents, so no application is needed. Only male turkeys or turkeys with a visible beard are legal in spring. Shotguns and archery equipment are allowed, but rifles are not permitted during the spring season. Eastern Washington has a spring limit of 2 turkeys, and every turkey tag holder must file a harvest report with the state. Licenses, tags, and full regulations are available at wdfw.wa.gov.

No draw is required for this hunt. Washington spring turkey tags are sold over the counter, and GMU 204 is open during the spring general season.

Your reservation fee is due at booking and is non-refundable. 100% of the outdoorsman fee is charged 14 days before your hunt.

If you cancel within 14 days of your hunt, you may be subject to full or partial charges. Infinite Outdoors will work to reschedule your hunt if possible. The reservation fee is non-refundable.

If there is a lapse in availability, please do not be discouraged to reach out to IO. All calendars are set and managed by landowners, and unavailability is set by them. However, IO is willing to reach out on your behalf, to check on available dates. Other reasons for unavailable dates include biologist recommended hunter/harvest quotas that landowners implement, as well as state season dates not being released.

You are not legally allowed to access the property, for any adventure, prior to your selected access day. If you try to access the property at all before your selected date(s), without prior approval from IO, you will be subject to trespassing and punishments therein.