ORIGINAL: W9AR
1 year with butcher paper.
2 years with freezer zip lock bags.
3+ years with vacuum sealed bags.
My son just went on a camping trip and took along some vacuum sealed bear roast and said it tasted fine. It was from 2003.
No way does meat last 2 years in ziplocs!!!! I tried that 2 years ago, and will never again!!! 6 months tops!!! I have a vaccum sealer, but rarely use it, because the bags are so dang expensive!!Last year I went back to the tried and true method ofdouble wraping mine in freezer paper, and have had it in my freezer as long as 18 months with 0 freezer burn!!
A good freezer helps!!!