Found a Golden Pheasant, now what? (1 Viewer)

Hi, I captured a beautiful male red golden pheasant in my back yard with my salmon net, thinking it is somebody's pet. I live in Vancouver, Washington. I know there are wild pheasants here, but wild golden pheasants? I don't know if I should let him go or try to find his owner... or just keep it? Probably don't want to keep it as I really don't have anywhere to put him but a small backyard. It does fly, though barely it seems.

So... what do I do with it? Thanks! :eat:

If it were me, I treat it like a lost pet & put notices up on telephone poles.

Here are some pictures:

Spuds?

Or peel some potatoes and do some sprouts and gravy ..would make a lovely Sunday dinner 3

I would be willing to offer a good home having a nice yard but as I live in Louisiana, this just doesn't seem practical. In my area, "Found Pets" ads are free, and in your shoes, I would post all the free "I found your beautiful Golden Pheasant" ads I could. If you are worried about someone claiming the bird to cook and eat it, in the ad, you could simply say that it was a pheasant or a gallinaceous (sorry, can't spell it) type bird, and that before you turned the bird over, you would expect the person to be able to describe it. That's a beautiful bird, I wouldn't just hand him over to any old evil-doer.

I thought Vancouver was on the Canada side of the border, which just goes to show how pathetic my geography is...

Vancouver Wa found Golden Pheasant

What ever happened here? I too now have a Golden Pheasant in my backyard.. same area.