Interview with Big Bend Rancher Ray Whetstone

By Todd Bensman and Bryan Griffith on April 27, 2021

Ray Whetstone, owner of the Neely Ranch which backs up to a stand-alone wall segment, said the segment quieted things down for years. Now, large groups are coming through his property, crossing before the wall starts and moving horizontally across the southern part of his ranch. He said he’s been sleeping with a gun at the pillow now for the first time in his life, “ever since the new president.”

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