I lived in China outside of Beijing in 2007-2008. I've travelled around China a bit and have not seen any pheasants. I'm guessing there are regions where there is pheasant population.
I agree with the earlier post that the lack of seeing true wildlife in any area with human population is very noticable. Few small wild animals of any type to speak of.
Gun ownership is illegal. I have yet to meet a Chinese person who has seen, held, or fired a firearm in China (outside of the military). We did a paintball team building day with staff there and it was amazingly popular due to there curiousity of guns.