Well, it was a valiant effort! He sounds like a tough little guy. I really don't know what his chances of survival are but he'll have a great time on 8 acres!
I had this happen to one of my bob whites. The female was still in the outside coop. The male returned daily, sometimes sitting right on top of the coop and they called to each other until they were horse! I set a trap with a 10 gallon glass aquarium and two sticks. The one had peanut butter...