They found a couple of previously uncataloged species (think rodents along the lines of squirrels, guinea pigs, etc.).
Any way, "...and I saw this animal at dusk, and I was able to bag it." "When you 'bag it', how did you capture it?" "I shot it with a shotgun I had with me...."
:’) If he wanted to be literal, he should have sneaked up, put a bag over the critter, then swung the bag around and knocked it into a tree a few times. :’)