you may remember him from last year when then mayor john freud lent him his ear, and he took it. >> he -- >> he didn't see a shadow. >> shortly after chewing his way through the mayor's ear, the sun prairie groundhog chewed his way through a metal cage and escaped. naturally, the town wanted a replacement woodchuck, and who wouldn't, if a woodchuck could be found, which apparently is easier said than done. >> you cannot capture it to exhibit it. >> ti gauge search sun prairie's ground hog day event planner. >> she says they started celebrating here in 1949, using groundhogs they caught. >> it has been a tradition ever since. >> it becomes very complicated. license? >> oh, yes, there is more than one type of license. >> she said you need one from the state, from the federal government, and if you can't find a certified groundhog breeder in your area -- >> so then you would need an import license. >> we are going to be talking about the groundhog ceremony t new mayor, a guy named paul es search says it is hardly worth the effort and not just because of all the red tape or because he is c