re: They have to go back.....wayyyyyyy back

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Do they damage your property as they peacefully transition to a greater crime free life?

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We do not ranch the lease out in West Texas any more, so I cannot give a “present tense” answer. Back then, the “worker” crossers did not. Generally, the coyotes transport them further into Texas than our ranch, but we did see a few with some regularity. The worst they did was drink some water from a windmill tank or occasionally sleep on the porch of a hunting shack.

The drug smugglers were a different story. They generally cut fences for their donkey trains to cross, but usually in the same places every time and usually near the internal ranch roads. You just checked the usual spots when you were checking the windmills.