What a waste of food!
. Pheasant is a stand by in my family since the 1940s. I would follow my Dad when he went pigeon shooting ..... and learnt my biology as Mum drew game. Buttered well, wrapped in foil, slow cook with basting regularly. Open the foil for the last 10 mins to crips.
Or: put it into a slow cooker with lots of veg. Any shot will fall out and no, U won't break a tooth! U may pass shot ........... very little fat, all protein. DH has put that and the pork into the oven
If it was a fresh bird then slice into sections and lightly fry ...... 1 can see any shot then.