WORK PAST BP BOCA CHICA CHECKPOINT? CHECK YOUR BUMPER

(Ed.'s Note: Do you work past the Boca Chica Border Patrol checkpoint? If you do and felt something hit your car, you might want to check to see if you still have a bumper. This feral hog – estimated to weigh near 250 pounds or more – was struck by something that left it freshly dead this morning. Thanks to the conservation efforts of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife with the U.S. Department of Interior, wildlife on that stretch of road that includes the Lerma Ranch has seen a comeback. On any given day – or night – you can see 10-point bucks, nilgai, the largest Asian antelope, besides the usual coyotes wandering by the side of Highway 4. Whatever you do, don't hit a nilgai because it might be you lying on the side of the road instead of this pig!)