Once it’s ensnared by the trap, use yourTranq Bombs(or other tranquiliser items) on it.

If it’s on low health, it should very quickly fall asleep.

To capture Endemic Life, you better use your Capture Net.

A Yian Kut-Ku, a large monster in Monster Hunter Wilds, roars at a palico.

Equip your Capture Net either from the Item Bar or the Radial Menu, then holdLTorRMBto aim with it.

A rectangular aiming reticle will appear in the centre of your screen.

While aiming, tapRTorLMBto fire your Capture Net.

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That wraps up this quick guide on how to capture monsters in Monster Hunter Wilds.

A hunter in Monster Hunter Wilds stands atop a Pitfall Trap after having just placed it on the ground in the Scarlet Forest.

A hunter in Monster Hunter Wilds stands atop the wing of a captured Yian Kut-Ku, semi-immersed in the ground in a Pitfall Trap.