an apparatus and method uses a central firing chamber , a plurality of pipes extending outwardly and slightly downwardly from the central firing chamber , means for actuating an explosive charge within the central firing chamber , a deployable net , and a plurality of net - anchoring missiles attached to the perimeter of the net , each missile being releasably retained within a pipe until the explosive charge is detonated thereby deploying a net downwardly to live - capture an animal situated below the apparatus .