The groundhogs stayed underground yesterday to avoid being swallowed by the wolves who come in to the season needing a lot of meat after a long cold winter in Yellowstone. Second year cubs Frankie and Johnny led the charge for the wolves, both had lost a lot of fur in their recent “tussle in the timbers” last April when drought forced the entire pack to look for drinking holes outside their usual territory. The ‘hogs face some tough opponents this season and are likely to try and burrow their way under the competition rather than take them head on. Chalk up a big season opener for the wolves.