Not quite sure what you mean by mixed groups Kay ....if you mean young and old together then yip there were a few yearlings among the herds. The hind was shot from the car window but had to be patient for the stag....spent a few hours in a damp and cold hide before one wandered close enough..really struggled with the light and shutter speeds.
The hinds and younger calfs were more bold
i only see stags normally in the rut up here & then see bigger groups of stags & hinds as the rutts ending , then after the end of nov i only see hinds who normally disapear by may time , then they bri