The Journal of the Siam Society Vol. XLIV, Part 1-2, 1956 - Khamkoo

TH~ LtWTY SANCTUARY OF KHAO PHRA VIHAH
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Huay Kayung al 8 kilomet1·es and Huny 'l'a Ngerd at 12 kilometres.
After the rains bolh stt'eam::; were running high and the bridges were
shaky, but strong enough for a light vehicle.
Before reaching the
forest belt the path is narrow bnt is 0asy to negotiate, though there
are many flooded stretches.
'l'he people of the villages are all of Khmer stock anr1, apart
from their ability to cultivate, they a1·e hunte,·s of considerable
skill, this of necessity bc•causr of the neerl to protect crops and
add to income. In tho village of Pong Sorn, just before entering the
thick forest belt, abnnt 10 kilometres f1·om Khau Plu•a Vi11ar, the men
were out hunting.
In a number of houses the t1·ophies of the hunt
could be seen, deer ant.lers of almost majestic proportions and horns
of wil