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.
