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Archive Home > 2007 > September > 13 > Exotic game rancher acquitted on 9 counts

Exotic game rancher acquitted on 9 counts

But Clark Couch needed a permit for elk, judge rules

By Lauren Dake / The Bulletin
September 13, 2007

MADRAS — After a three-day trial ending almost a decade of court battles, a judge on Wednesday acquitted exotic game rancher Clark Couch of nine out of 10 unlawful wildlife charges.

The verdict by Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Gary S. Thompson gives Couch the right to operate....

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