[KS] Tiger Hunters Guild - 작호군 - Choseon dynasty

[William B. McCloy]

Dear Mr. Vaillant:

 

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.

 

Sincerely,

 

Bill McCloy

 

From: koreanstudies-bounces at koreaweb.ws [mailto:koreanstudies-
bounces at koreaweb.ws] On Behalf Of Kent Allen Davy
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 8:17 PM
To: Korean Studies Discussion List
Subject: Re: [KS] Tiger Hunters Guild - 작호군 - Choseon dynasty

 

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.

On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 1:22 AM, John Vaillant <jvaillant at telus.net> 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

 

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