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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Dear Mr. Vaillant:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>If indeed you are interested in human-tiger relations in
Northeast Asia beyond the scope of the Tiger Hunters Guild, you might be
interested to take a look at _From the Crusades to Gulag and Beyond_ by Valery
G. Yankovsky. The Yankovsky family lived variously in what is now North
Korea and, earlier, in Russia near the Korean border. Among other
activities, they hunted tigers, and there are some illustrations of such in the
book. The bulk of the narrative takes place during the Japanese Occupation
period.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Bill McCloy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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koreanstudies-bounces@koreaweb.ws [mailto:koreanstudies-bounces@koreaweb.ws] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Kent Allen Davy<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 01, 2009 8:17 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Korean Studies Discussion List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [KS] Tiger Hunters Guild - </span><span lang=ZH-CN
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gulim","sans-serif"'>ÀÛÈ£±º</span><span
lang=ZH-CN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>- Choseon dynasty<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>There are some references to
tiger hunting in William Sands memoir of his time in Korea, Undiplomatic
Memories. If memory serves he bagged a tiger himself just northeast of
the current site of Kookmin University in Sungbuk-dong.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 1:22 AM, John Vaillant <<a
href="mailto:jvaillant@telus.net">jvaillant@telus.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Greetings;<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I am a journalist and author based in Canada.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Currently, I am researching a book concerning
human-tiger relations in Northeast Asia.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Specifically, I am seeking information on the Tiger Hunters
Guild (Chakhogun?), <span style='color:#2A6018'> its history, composition,
duties, status, weapons, training, etc.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2A6018'>Did they consider tigers sacred,
too? </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2A6018'>I am also seeking information on
Hong Pomdo who I understand was a tiger hunter before he became an independence
fighter.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2A6018'>Thank you for your assistance!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2A6018'>Please reply to: <a
href="mailto:jvaillant@aol.com" target="_blank">jvaillant@aol.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2A6018'>Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2A6018'>John Vaillant</span><span
style='color:#888888'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2A6018'>Vancouver</span><span
style='color:#888888'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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