Nice description! I hadn't heard that one before. Are these the same as a javelina?
Oh, no Javalina are not true hogs, we are talking about domestic hogs that were allowed to get free and breed with old Spanish hogs, and Russian boar that was also turned loose by the Spanish for food. Javalina are native to the American southwest, but are a Collared Peccary, not a true hog.