Call of the Wildman
Action, Adventure, Family, How To, Do It Yourself, Pets, Talent, Wildlife
TMDB 7.5 / 10 by 2 votes
Another southern animal rescuer? If you think you’ve seen them all, nobody compares to the bare-handed trappin’ approach of Animal Planet’s bluegrass hero “Turtleman”. For the past four decades, Ernie Brown Jr. – aka Turtleman – has been diving into Kentucky’s murkiest ponds in search of an animal capable of biting through bone. Accompanied by his canine companion, Lolly, and armed with backwoods wits as sharp as the steel blade he carries, aptly named “Thunder”, Turtleman has the uncanny ability to catch monster snapping turtles with his bare hands and return them into the wild unscathed. As long as anyone can remember, if there’s a critter problem in Kentucky, Turtleman comes to the rescue. Over the years, Ernie has handled just about every species of wild animal those woods have to offer – including raccoons, skunks, snakes, poisonous spiders and possums. An animal lover, native Kentuckian and local celebrity (partly due to a viral YouTube video that has received over 3.4 million views since 2008), he’s earned a living as an animal rescuer for the past 15 years. With a “trademark” celebratory yell following each successful capture, Turtleman safely reintroduces frisky critters to nature using his self-taught trapping style. Turtleman lives an unbelievable bluegrass lifestyle deep in the Kentucky wilderness without running water and an outhouse for a bathroom. Each week, Neal takes calls from dozens of businesses and home owners stuck with unwanted and potentially deadly pests. No job is too tough or dangerous for Turtleman, and his years of bonding with wild animals allow him to use his animal instincts to save them.
Network: Animal Planet
Country: US
Country: US
First Airdate: Oct/30/2011
Status: Ended
Status: Ended
Current Episode :
Call of the Wildman S04 E12 : Call in the Cavalry - aired on 2014-09-14
Episode Listing
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Season 0 - Click for episodes
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Season 1 - Click for episodes
- S01E01: Dirty Jobs (2011-11-06)
- S01E02: Groundhog Day (2011-11-06)
- S01E03: Possum Poltergeist (2011-11-13)
- S01E04: The Turtles of Alcatraz Pond (2011-11-13)
- S01E05: Fort Rattlesnake (2011-11-20)
- S01E06: Turtle Boot Camp (2011-11-20)
- S01E07: Trapped Underground (2011-11-27)
- S01E08: The Snake Pit (2011-12-04)
- S01E09: Nightmare at Poachers Pond (2011-12-11)
- S01E10: The Bayou Beast (2011-12-18)
- S01E11: Danger in the Distillery (2011-12-25)
- S01E12: Dilapidated Death Trap (2011-12-25)
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Season 2 - Click for episodes
- S02E01: Miner Threat (2012-06-03)
- S02E02: Killer at Shaker Village (2012-06-03)
- S02E03: Santa Claws (2012-06-10)
- S02E04: Beehive Massacre (2012-06-10)
- S02E05: Speedway Demons (2012-06-17)
- S02E06: Hell Hog (2012-06-24)
- S02E07: French Quarter Coyote (2012-07-01)
- S02E08: Baby Mama Drama (2012-07-08)
- S02E09: Jaws of Hell (2012-07-15)
- S02E10: Trailer Park Stink Bomb (2012-07-22)
- S02E11: Night of the Digging Dead (2012-07-29)
- S02E12: Sawmill Slasher (2012-08-05)
- S02E13: Tee’d Off Turtles (2012-08-19)
- S02E14: Pig Wallow Predator (2012-08-26)
- S02E15: Killer in the Cavern (2012-09-03)
- S02E16: Fairground Fiasco (2012-09-03)
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Season 3 - Click for episodes
- S03E01: Mama Llama Drama (2013-06-02)
- S03E02: All Skunked Up (2013-06-02)
- S03E03: Hook, Line and Snapper (2013-06-09)
- S03E04: Cat Killer (2013-06-09)
- S03E05: Deer Destruction (2013-06-16)
- S03E06: Freddy Critter’s Revenge (2013-06-23)
- S03E07: 12 Angry Pigeons (2013-06-30)
- S03E08: Savage Stowaways (2013-07-07)
- S03E09: Major League Menace (2013-07-14)
- S03E10: Lured Into Danger (2013-07-21)
- S03E11: (2013-07-28)
- S03E12: Bat Hair Day (2013-08-04)
- S03E13: Wild Receiver (2013-08-11)
- S03E14: Ernie le’Pew (2013-08-18)
- S03E15: Lone Stars and Stripes (2013-08-25)
- S03E16: River Monster Mystery (2013-09-08)
- S03E17: The Bull and the Beautiful (2013-09-15)
- S03E18: Fur for the Course (2013-09-22)
- S03E19: Don’t Leave It to Beaver (2013-09-29)
- S03E20: Get Otter My Pond (2013-10-06)
- S03E21: Apocalypse Meow (2013-10-13)
- S03E22: Mudzilla Attacks (2013-10-20)
- S03E23: Halloween Spooktacular (2013-11-03)
- S03E24: Smokey and the Bandit (2013-11-03)
- S03E25: Unarmed and Dangerous (2013-11-17)
- S03E26: The Crittersburg Address (2013-11-24)
- S03E27: Snake Town Shakedown (2013-12-01)
- S03E28: Chaos in Critter Cavern (2013-12-08)
- S03E29: Swine Dining (2013-12-15)
- S03E30: Turtleman Takes Manhattan (2013-12-12)
- S03E31: Swine Dining (2013-12-15)
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Season 4 - Click for episodes
- S04E01: Phantom Menace (2014-06-08)
- S04E02: Snap ‘n’ Splash (2014-06-15)
- S04E03: Bear Necessities (2014-06-22)
- S04E04: Headless Horror (2014-06-29)
- S04E05: Kneel Before Sod (2014-07-06)
- S04E06: Troll in the Coal (2014-07-13)
- S04E07: Ghost Town Gold Rush (2014-07-20)
- S04E08: Fang Nabbit! (2014-08-10)
- S04E09: Tough Cookies (2014-08-17)
- S04E10: Trail Blazers (2014-08-24)
- S04E11: Ticked Off (2014-09-07)
- S04E12: Call in the Cavalry (2014-09-14)