In the locality there are a relatively good hunting ground, especially for grouse. The angler will like it in one of the small fishing villages where fishing is a way of life.

Some of the villages on Senja: Botnhamn, Husøy, Fjordgård, Mefjordvær, Senjahopen, Ersfjord, Steinfjord, Skaland, Bøvær, Hamn i Senja, Gryllefjord, Torsken, Grunnfarnes, Kaldfarnes, Medby, Sifjord, Flakstadvåg, Rødsand, Skrolsvik, Hofsøy, Stagnes, Stonglandseidet, Tranøbotn, Tranøya, Skatvik, Vangsvik, Vesterfjell, Silsand, Gibostad, Lysnes, Vang.