So, I've walked the ponds four times - twice right at dark in the evening and twice starting about 15 minutes before a duck hunter's shooting time. I've killed a beaver both morning times, just a first light, and haven't seen a beaver in the evening. The lighting was much better (because it wasn't pouring rain like last time) so I got a photo I like much better. This was a much smaller beaver too, 22 lbs, so I think it was a sub-adult. It wasn't not an obvious male or female so I suspect it was another female. I cut the backstraps out so might have something to post in BlackBart's food thread...