WHEN I CUT UP ME DEER I WRAPP IT SO THAT IT WILL BE AIR TIGHT AND IT WILL LAST A WHILE. NOT THAT IT LAST THAT LONG BUT IF YOU WRAP IT UP IN PLASTIC WRAP FIRST AND MAKE SURE YOU GET A GOOD SEAL, THEN WRAP IT IN BUTCHER PAPER, IT WILL LAST A WHILE. AND NO FREEZER BURN.