Does anyone know the best (and affordable) way to get a large cutting "surface" so I can butcher beavers and deer (Then... wash down)?

Meaning, something large enough that an entire beaver carcass (minus the tail) will fit on.

Right now I just use garbage bags over a stump which is getting old.

Is the answer something plastic? Or steel? What is the smart way to do it? I can keep the stump, I just need a surface I can spray off between animals. Or so I can spray off any castor or pee or whatever and flip the beaver carcass.

Thank you.

Kitchen countertop from a remodel will work.

That is what I use.

I use foldable plastic tables. Like used at craft shows, etc. Available at Walmart in a couple sizes. Not too expensive. Plastic is tough and kinda like cutting board plastic. Easy to wash off.

You can use a nice laminated maple top from home depot. Solid wood and great for cutting up game. Treat wood with a mixture of parafin and mineral oil heated together. Will last more than a lifetime for about $150.

I have a table that's about 2.5'x4' that rolls around on wheels and has a laminate top. I use it for pigs. I just so beavers right on the kitchen countertops, though.

Likely cheaper than plywood these days! And you can fold up and stash for off season and still have it for party's garage sales etc.

Plywood. $30 or so will get you a 4’ x 8’ x 3/4” table top that won’t dull knives. A layer or two of beaver grease and it’ll be waterproof.

Comb the sales flyers at places like Harbor Freight, TSC, Northern Tool, etc. You can often find stainless steel tables on sale or clearance depending on time of year.
HF sells a hardwood workbench that you could just cover with a roll of butcher paper each time.

Not sure what your budget is, but...

I use these also. Butchering turkeys, chickens and deer. Camping. Family get together. Easy to clean, easy to store and easy to transport.

Cuttingboardcompany.com

You will want to look at their white poly boards. You can custom order for whatever size you need.

I ordered one that was 1/4 inch thick, 72 inches long by 48 inches wide and mounted it onto a wooden work bench with wheels to move it around. Covers all of my butcjering and skinning needs.

Wether I buy it in the grocery store or shoot it out of a hay meadow or take it out of a 330, meat gets cut up on the dining room table.

these they lay very flat https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/finfoerdela-flexible-chopping-board-dark-gray-dark-turquoise-30335898/

I did a cow on the kitchen work table a basic 32x72 work table , I put bricks under the legs to raise it up to a better working height for me

you only really need a cutting board under where you are cutting

at deer camp we use a poly folding table we made leg extenders for it out of pvc pipe to get it to waist height.and a few of these cheap ikea cutting boards

I have never been to an Ikea but my wife goes about once a year , asks if I want anything , yes cutting boards and don't bring home any furniture.

Consider a sheet of Starboard. Think that is what it is called.

I scavenged a stainless steel table top from the dump. It was actually the top of scale used for weighing luggage at the airport. It is roughly 3'X6' with a 2" lip under it.
Can't be beat for cleanup afterwards.

These are nice tables, plastic top. I bought a couple of them at the dollar store for $30 apiece.

Those are the exact same tables I use.

While stainless is easy to clean and disinfect it's the devils homeplace on knives. Wood or poly for me.

I have a chunk of corean counter top.