Bottom of Freezer

[Laelkhunter]

The one wildcard to think about is if there's fat ,fat doesn't freeze and will go rancid over time. That said ,I've had beef pot roast cuts that had some fat on it 3 years old and it wasn't bad at all. But it's situational

My elk sausage is 50% ground elk and 50% ground pork butt, which has a lot of fat in it. I have eaten sausage at least three years old, and haven't noticed a decline in the quality. I think the idea is to keep it well frozen until ready to use.

 

[Short Track]

and again, just ate Alligator from 2018. Literally 7.5 years old. Frozen at -10F since I shot him in the head. Perfectly fine. Literally nothing happens to anything frozen properly. This was vacuumed packed.
I know people who throw out meat after 1 year. yeah, ok, if you set your freezer at 20F, sure, throw it out. My basement freezers are all negative.

 

[packgoatguy]

Just ate some elk and deer meat from 2018. Was vacuum sealed, no freezerburn. The meat seemed way more tender than meat that has only been in the freezer for a few months.