Talk about live action! Ernie Brown Junior and his banjo-toting pal, Neal James are hitting the road. Of course, he's better known as Turtleman! He joined the crew on WDRB in the Morning to show off a ...

LEBANON, Ky. -- Air bubbles mark the spot on the murky pond where Ernie Brown Jr. has slipped underwater to capture the elusive snapping turtle. Watching intently from the sidelines, Neal James urges, ...

The Kentucky woodsman gave fans an update from his hospital bed on Tuesday and was seemingly in good spirits as he explained what happened Ernie "Turtleman" Brown Jr., star of the former Animal Planet ...

FANS were shocked to learn about television personality, Ernie Brown Jr, and his ‘very bad accident.’ News broke of Ernie, known to audiences as “Turtleman,” and his alleged incident through a ...

The squeaks seemed to be coming from the ceiling. Velma Trayham was hearing strange noises in her hair salon - high-pitched chirps, sometimes gentle rustling. Could it be squirrels up there? Or - ugh ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky woodsman and TV personality Ernie Brown Jr., better known as "The Turtleman," is recovering after he was injured by a tree limb on Tuesday, according to a report by ...

Catching turtles isn't the easiest job, but Ernie Brown Jr. has made a living out of it and you can see him in action on Animal Planet's Call Of The Wildman now in its 3rd season. The slogan for ...

This morning, I appeared on CNN’s New Day to discuss my investigation into Animal Planet’s hit reality TV show, Call of the Wildman. (Watch the interview above). My story detailed a cavalier culture ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Kentucky woodsman and star of Animal Planet’s “Call of the Wildman” TV program, Ernie “Turtleman” Brown, Jr., is recovering in the hospital after a tree limb accident on ...

Turtleman, whose hometown is Lebanon -- pop. 5,587 -- is star of Animal Planet's "Call of the Wildman" series, and still lives in a two-room cabin in the boonies with no running water and an outhouse.