Released Birds

[SuicidJky]

I was hoping someone who has released birds can help me out here. Today out deer hunting we seen a Pheasant, he had covering his eyes what I would call "blinders" he couldn't see straight ahead of him. We almost caught him, by sneaking straight at him but he flew away, and piled into the ground pretty good when he landed. Why do they do this to them? The poor bugger has no chance at surviving now with them things on.