[KS] Tiger Hunters Guild - 작호군 - Choseon dynasty

[Clark W Sorensen]

John,

You might also be interested in a recent Canadian documentary release by Min Sook Lee call "Tiger Spirit". It's about contemporary North/South relations, but it features a section on a south Korean man who has dedicated his life to finding tigers in the DMZ.

Clark W. Sorensen, Chair
Korea Studies Program
University of Washington

On Fri, 1 May 2009, John Vaillant wrote:

> Greetings;
>
> I am a journalist and author based in Canada.
> Currently, I am researching a book concerning human-tiger relations in 
> Northeast Asia.
>
> Specifically, I am seeking information on the Tiger Hunters Guild (Chakhogun?), 
> its history, composition, duties, status, weapons, training, etc.
> Did they consider tigers sacred, too?
>
> I am also seeking information on Hong Pomdo who I understand was a tiger hunter 
> before he became an independence fighter.
>
> Thank you for your assistance!
>
> Please reply to:  jvaillant at aol.com
>
> Best regards,
>
> John Vaillant
> Vancouver