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.
