Column: If you talk the talk, remember it might be borrowed from another sport

MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • January 16, 2022

Every sport has its own jargon, a lexicon of language that at least initially is unique to a particular past time. However, the terms used in one activity are sometimes borrowed or adopted by other, sometimes very different endeavors. Hunting is no exception, and hunters have borrowed liberally from a variety of other sports. As the end to a particular hunting season draws near – the bottom of the ninth, or the fourth quarter – you might declare it’s time to throw in the towel and head for home base. Don’t be so hasty. As the great Yogi Berra once said, “It ain’t over ’till it’s over.” ~ Bob Humphrey