How to vacuum seal a whole turkey for freezing

This is a video demonstrating how I freeze whole turkeys. I raise turkeys for Thanksgiving, and like to freeze one to save for Easter. As you know, getting all the air out of the bag prior to sealing is important to reduce freezer burn. Proper preparations will ensure a fresh tasting juicy turkey! I came up with this little trick, although others may also use it (I don't ever claim to be the smartest innovator in food storage ideas!). After placing your fresh turkey in an appropriately sized poultry bag, I take the body of a ball point pen, duct tape it to the end of a vacuum cleaner attachment, and use it to suck all the air from a bagged bird. Immediately after the air has been removed from the bag I twist the bag end and use a wire tie to tightly seal the bag. After this, it's ready for the freezer. I've thawed and eaten birds that were stored this way after almost a year and they were just as juicy and fresh tasting as they were when they were fresh. I use this same technique for freezing chickens, and really anything too large for a Food Saver machine.