Quote Originally Posted by jerrymrc View Post
* Bacon or sausage: one to two months
* Ham, hot dogs or cold cuts: two to three months
* Raw roasts, steaks or chops: four to twelve months
* Raw ground meat: three to four months
* Cooked meat: two to three months
* Raw, whole poultry: one to two months
* Raw poultry parts: nine months
* Cooked poultry: four months
* Raw, wild game: eight to twelve months

You need to re-wrap most items to prevent freezer burn. I can attest to the life of Bacon. I bought a bulk pack once and all was fine for the first 3-4 months. Then I pulled some out at the 6 month mark and had to throw it away.
The life of any frozen food can be extended almost indefinitely by coating it in water, vacuum packing or paying to have it cryovaced at the butchers. Cryovac's are basically shrink wrap bags that also vacuum pack, i've got bison that's 3+ years old that hasn't freezer burnt at all. Vacuum packers work well and are available at wal mart.

The cheapest way to do it is put the meat in a ziplock and add some water then set it in the freezer over night, then open the ziplock and add some more water and lay it on the other side in the freezer so it will be coated in ice. The ice will freezer burn, not the meat.