The Upper Peninsula Sportsmen’s Alliance was started in 1982 for the purpose of uniting sportsmen’s groups for a common cause. Today the mission of UPSA is:

“To be the voice of the U.P. sportsmen and outdoor users to promote, foster and advance outdoor recreational experiences and encourage conservation of the natural resources and the environment to perpetuate the direction of management and use for the benefit of future generations by education of it’s members, the youth and the general public.  The organization shall endeavor to cooperate, when appropriate, with the local, state and federal resource management agencies and shall encourage communication with the Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources and Environment on policy and management issues and shall respect landowner rights”.