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The Javelina

Javelinas (“HA-VUH-LEE-NAS”) get a bad rap, mostly because people confuse them with feral pigs. They may be ugly, smelly, loud, and nearsighted—but they ain't pigs. I spoke to Skeeter here, in the lot behind the La Quinta on U.S. 285, in Fort Stockton. I'll let him explain it all to you.

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