Talk to some Indian reservations and ask to trap and transfer some wild birds from their lands... That's what the Pennsylvania Game Commission did. It's the only thing that has worked. That, and lots and lots of hard work making the habitat right over thousands of acres. For the average Joe who doesn't live in high quality pheasant country, releasing pen raised birds to shoot is the only way to go. Just realize, those pen raised birds aren't going to lead to a wild population except for a minor miracle.