Christi Holmes, Outdoors contributor, Author at Bangor Daily News

A Maine angler’s intuition pays off with 2 hefty brown trout

by Christi Holmes, Outdoors contributor February 25, 2023February 24, 2023

Outdoors contributor Christi Holmes lucked out on Lower Range Pond, which is regularly stocked with 11- to 15-inch brook and brown trout.

This is a great time to go searching for Maine deer antlers

by Christi Holmes, Outdoors contributor January 27, 2023January 27, 2023

Christi Holmes always heard the deer hunting isn't as good as it used to be. Now she's convinced the best days for bagging deer are ahead.

The good ole days of Down East deer hunting aren’t gone yet

by Christi Holmes, Outdoors contributor December 27, 2022December 27, 2022

Christi Holmes reflects on the meaning of her first self-sufficient deer hunt.

I bagged an 8-point buck during my 1st self-sufficient deer hunt

by Christi Holmes, Outdoors contributor November 25, 2022November 24, 2022

The Cape May Raptor Banding Project monitors migrating hawks and other raptors, investigating their movements and causes of death.

Why scientists are putting hawks inside cans

by Christi Holmes, Outdoors contributor October 25, 2022October 25, 2022

When my dog was diagnosed with cancer, I vowed not to let him suffer. After 2 months, I kept my promise.

by Christi Holmes, Outdoors contributor September 6, 2022September 6, 2022

Clamming has a 100-percent success rate, even with minimal preparation

by Christi Holmes, Outdoors contributor August 3, 2022August 3, 2022

I took my 74-year-old mom for a 70-mile paddle on the Allagash

by Christi Holmes, Outdoors contributor July 11, 2022July 11, 2022

Two women eat beaver tails

This is what beaver tails cooked over an open fire taste like

by Christi Holmes, Outdoors contributor June 6, 2022June 5, 2022

We survived paddling the Kenduskeag Stream race in our ‘divorce boat’

by Christi Holmes, Outdoors contributor April 25, 2022April 15, 2023

Spring trolling can be a blast, even for ‘snobby’ fly fishers

by Christi Holmes, Outdoors contributor April 3, 2022April 1, 2022

I was lucky enough to visit a Maine black bear den

by Christi Holmes, Outdoors contributor March 30, 2022March 30, 2022

Nighttime smelting through the ice on the Kennebec is a time-honored Maine tradition

by Christi Holmes, Outdoors contributor March 1, 2022February 28, 2022

On a frigid winter day, I taught Girl Scouts how to ice fish

by Christi Holmes, Outdoors contributor February 2, 2022February 2, 2022

Why I became a beaver trapper

by Christi Holmes, Outdoors contributor January 11, 2022January 10, 2022

Killing and processing a deer deepens connections to age-old hunting traditions

by Christi Holmes, Outdoors contributor December 6, 2021December 6, 2021

Few things are purer than bird hunting with your dog

by Christi Holmes, Outdoors contributor November 2, 2021November 2, 2021

Shooting a bull moose in a blueberry barren a chance to embrace a family hunting legacy

by Christi Holmes, Outdoors contributor October 12, 2021October 14, 2021

Nighttime fishing excursion at sea yields a 538-pound bluefin tuna

by Christi Holmes, Outdoors contributor August 30, 2021September 8, 2021

Kayak fishing for stripers in Kennebunkport provides ample early morning action

by Christi Holmes, Outdoors contributor August 7, 2021August 7, 2021