New conservation officers appointed to patrol lower Payette

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s Payette District has added two new Conservation Officers (Game Wardens) to their ranks. Dakotah Smith has been assigned to the Emmett patrol area and Shane Lusk has been assigned to the Weiser patrol area. Both officers have completed their training that consisted of attending the Idaho Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) Patrol Academy and a rigorous ten-week field training and evaluation program that took them around the state during the fall hunting seasons. The two new officers are currently working their new patrol areas and are excited to interact with the local…