Welcome to Little Moran Hunt Club and Double Gun Bird Hunts.

We are a diverse family business, offering wild upland bird hunts, dog training-breeding kennel and an outdoor lodge and retreat. Steve, an Orvis Endorsed Wingshooting Guide and Purina Field Consultant found his profession in 1979, with a degree in wildlife management. Our bird hunts are 100% wild, hunting with a guide such as Steve at all our destinations you can rest assured the dogs, guides and hunt quality will be first class. It is this critera that Orvis stands by as well as a host of hunters from all over the country, many returning for 20+ years. It’s my personal gaurentee!

For us it’s been a life time of bird dogs, bird hunts and a respect for the sport. Steve and Gayle Grossman, your hosts have created a sportsman’s destination tucked away with-in the covers of central Minnesota. First and foremost a place for bird hunters and our dogs and secondly an escape for outdoor enthusiasts with birding, hiking and biking trails as they wind along the Little Moran stream.

“Grouse Creek Setters” is our registered kennel name hosting a string of setters that remain our best asset in all our bird hunts. These setters have proven themselves in our grouse covers and on the prairie. They are, stylish, exciting, well mannered and hunt for the gun giving hunters high quality shooting opportunities. Pups, started and finished dogs are often available.

Training since 1979 we train all breeds of gun dogs, however we do specialize in pointing breeds. Our training grounds are as diverse as the birds we hunt. We train in grouse covers in Minnesota until mid summer, then we move our string to South Dakota for training on prairie birds and pheasant until our hunting begins. January through mid March we train on our Kansas leases working dogs on quail, nothing could be more diverse. You can learn more about our dogs and training program on the Grouse Creek Setters tab.

Our ” Double Gun Bird Hunts” are professionally guided Wild Bird, Bird Hunts. Our hunting destinations are located in MN, SD, MT, KS and OK with a string of well trained English Setters and thousands of acres of ideal upland habitat.

Find us in:

Montana and South Dakota: for September sharp-tail, huns, prairie chicken and sage grouse.

Minnesota: October – November 1st hunting ruffed grouse and woodcock.

South Dakota: November-December waterfowl, sharp-tail, huns and pheasant.

Kansas and Oklahoma: January – mid March bobwhite quail and dog training. All the detailed information for our hunts can be found under the “Upland Hunts” tab.

Little Moran – Pheasant Hunts

In 1984 Steve and Gayle founded the hunt club on the “Grossman” family farm of 200 acres. Today we hunt on 320 acres of taylor made cover. In 2011 we were honored to host the English Cocker Nat’l Championship, our cover, birds and facility all contributing factors in choosing us. We are a semi private club, where members receive dining, lodging and scratch hunting discounts with year round use of all facilities. Hunting begins in early September continuing through May where pheasant and chukar partridge are hunted. Hunts are self guided or one of our guides and their dogs are available. We offer a full dining menu with seating for 50 in the Granary and Drumming log dining rooms as well as our “Thunder Chicken Tavern”, lodging for groups up to 26. Here too you can find more information about our memberships and pheasant club by going to the Hunt Club tab.

Double Gun Bird Hunts

While training for Burnt Creek Setters it became apparent of how the setter got it’s claim to fame in grouse covers. They consistently pointed grouse with style and finesse. It was then we began guiding friends and guiding at the Grand Nat’l Ruffed Grouse and Woodcock Hunt and the Grand Nat’l Quail Hunt in Enid, OK…..we’ve evolved from there.

The grouse camp started in 1988 with a string of 6 setters and a reputation for providing hunters with unmatched ruffed grouse and woodcock hunting. During this time is when Steve gained the reputation as the “Grouseman” always handling a brace of setters and offering a string of grouse dogs which proved to be some of the best in the Minnesota north-woods.

Today we have expanded our bird hunts to Montana, South Dakota, Kansas and Oklahoma. It is our policy of only 2 hunters per guide and use of double guns only. Join us as our setters sweep the grouse covers of Mn and roll through the prairie’s of MT, SD and KS. Click the “Upland Hunts” tab for complete information.

Your Guides

With Steve’s knowledge, expertise as a dog handler and guide it eventually led him to guiding at the Grand Nat’l Grouse Hunt for 12 years. Then Grand National Quail Hunt in Enid, OK for 5 years conducting dog training seminars and demo’s at each of these respective events. Beginning his 33rd year as a professional guide and dog trainer you’ll find his passion contagious.
In all our hunts we have a maximum of 12 guns in camp. Our other guide’s, Travis Grossman, Sandy Smith, Jim Gerchy, Jim “Cranker” McCrank, Doug Thydean, and Al Griffith. All with very good dogs and are equals as guides, you’ll find them to be professional and knowledgeable about the uplands.
Our passion is contagious, which you will come to find out and of the highest integrity as guide’s and dog handler’s. Join us in MN, SD, MT, KS and OK.

Experience time with Steve, his setters and our “Double Gun Bird Hunts”.