Abstract: To produce from a deer or the like a desirably high-quality hunting trophy, it is necessary to select a proper line of cut between the anterior and the posterior part of the animal. According to the invention, there is provided as a guide to enable such a cut to be obtained a garment, made of a pair of panels of fabric and adapted to enclose the forequarters of the animal, the garment having a rearward edge which defines the desired line of cut. Ideally, the panels have garment-interior edges which are adapted to be located adjacent to the backbone or spine of the animal and to accommodate for animals of different size, these garment-interior edges are connected by one or more elastic members other garment-exterior edges of the panels are provided with fastening means preferably strip of hook-and-eye material of the kind sold under the trademark "Velcro", to enable the garment to be fitted substantially snugly about the forequarters of the animal.