Corey Seckerson serves as the CEO of Seckerson Farms in Jamestown, North Dakota. Under his leadership, the farm has generated steady cash flow and tripled in size. Outside of work, Corey Seckerson enjoys outdoor activities such as skydiving.The United States Parachute Association sport promotion director Nancy Koreen believes that skydiving as a physical sport is not just a one-time activity. In fact, the number of skydives has been consistently growing through the years, with some jumpers taking the plunge once a week, making this sport a lifestyle choice instead of fleeting interest. Anyone can skydive, but with certain restrictions. Except for pregnant women and those with heart conditions, any person can skydive regardless of his or her age, height, or any other factor, provided that special precautions and careful adjustments are applied. Professional skydivers often fly solo. But for first-timers, they can skydive in tandem or while attached to an instructor who will be in charge of opening the parachute and landing on the ground.Armed with the right equipment and following the rules of aerodynamics, a skydiver owns the sky to move around. He or she can fly in different directions - forward, backward, or side to side. He or she can choose to go slower or faster. When in group jumps, a tracking device alerts everyone in the sky so that every skydiver opens his or her parachute in a different area.
A Jamestown, North Dakota professional, Corey Seckerson serves as CEO of Seckerson Farms and has overseen a major expansion of family-managed land. An experienced hunting guide, Corey Seckerson enjoys seeking out big game such as bear and elk in Alaska’s wilderness areas. Named in honor of Theodore Roosevelt, the Roosevelt Elk is common across much of the Pacific Northwest, including the coastal regions of Alaska and British Columbia. The largest of the four surviving species of elk on the continent, male bulls average nearly 900 pounds, with specimens as large as 1300 pounds having been found in Alaska. With elk grazing on grasses in wide open spaces, they also frequent the edge of forest environments and old growth stands. This diverse mixture of cover provides them with a measure of protection from predators such as the gray wolf, as well as from inclement weather. Elk are a vital element in the forest life cycle, as they clear understory vegetation in ways that allow plant and animal species renewal.
The former CEO of a Jamestown, North Dakota-based aerial crop spraying company, Corey Seckerson now focuses his energy on leading Seckerson Farms, which he has tripled in size since becoming CEO in 2000. An avid outdoorsman, Corey Seckerson enjoys traveling to Alaska to hunt big game, such as bear and elk, in his free time.Roosevelt elk, also known as cervus canadensis, were first brought to Alaska in 1928, when a group of eight calves were captured from Washington State's Olympic Peninsula and transplanted to Afognak Island. Today, elk can be found on both Afognak Island and the neighboring Raspberry Island. They also inhabit Etolin Island and the neighboring Zarembo Island, as they were transplanted to the former Southeast Alaska island in 1986. The most common type of elk hunting is the general season harvest, which requires a license, as well as tags or harvest tickets. Residents and non-residents can apply for these licenses at any time of the year, but harvest tickets expire annually on June 30. There's also draw hunts, which are available to residents and non-residents, but are awarded via lottery. When it's deemed there isn't enough game for a general season, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game might only issue Tier I and II subsistence permits, which are only available to Alaska residents.
