Thread: Does gunshot clear a area in the bush

. Learning a new bush area 2nd time in yesterday. I have never met another hunter in the bush. I had come through some shitty supplejack infested bush and into some fairly open bush 50m visibility. Stalking slowly along a gunshot rang out very close and I almost shit myself, 5 seconds later another shot. I just stood hoping a mass of deer would come running. My guess was the other person was on my right just over the ridge that I could just see, hunter less than 100m away. I thought what now is that it all game gone, but within 2 mins the birds were back making noises after the silence, so I carried on stalking and about 10/15 mins later a nice semi clearing was ahead of me. looking closely movement on the edge, I took a sidestep for a better look and there was something there the back of something, then it stood upright the other hunter he had no shirt on. I called to him but he didn't hear me. I walked into the open and called again he answered. We had a quick chat then I headed out and home. On reflection I was fairly happy that although I had spotted movement and something was there I had not put 1 up the spout, so subconsciously I was identifying my target beyond all doubt. So the question is after a gunshot do the deer take off and dont stop until they get to the boarder or run a little then go on high alert, or do they just stay put on high alert. Is that area worth hunting next day, next week, or the same afternoon. Your thoughts .providing there is more than 1 deer in there.