The large black cat was witnessed by a driver and his passengers near Carsluith on the A75 last week and was described as having large green eyes and being the size of a labrador.
And Graham Forsyth who used to live at McGregor Drive in Minnigaff told us that he and a friend spotted something unusual in Galloway Forest Park recently.
Having moved away from the area after 23 years, Graham was visiting in October and the pal took a drive to the deer park.
He said: "It was a horrible day weather wise, so not many people braved the cold damp weather to catch a glimpse of the deer but we hardy soles ventured on.
"We got there and saw two stags, then about 100 yards to their right we spotted something moving towards them. At first we took it to be a fox but watching it move it moved much like a big cat, it was black in colour and about three feet in length."
Graham and his friend were unsure what they had seen and carried on watching.
He added: "We couldn't believe what we were seeing. The stags became aware of it and bolted round the back of a hill, the creature went round the other side of the hill to meet the stags head on, both of which became out of sight.
"We waited around for a while to hopefully catch another glimpse of the creature but it was to no avail. I emailed the forestry commission and they told me it was a fox, I know it was not a fox as I have seen enough foxes in my time to know the difference."
Elma Walker in Minnigaff contaced us to say that she and her husband had spotted a black cat in their garden on the day The Gazette came out.
She said: "I was looked up in the garden and saw it settle itself between the trees. This was before I'd even read the paper and knew there had been other sightings.
"It was a long animal with a really long tail and shorter legs. I thought, 'what kind of animal is this?' And my husband saw it too so I went to get the camera and as I did, it just stood up and walked off ever so gracefully so I didn't get a chance to photograph it.
"My husband said it was a coincidence because of what was in the paper so I read it after that. I just don't know what sort of animal it was."
Elma said it was all black and was about as long as an alsatian dog but not as tall.
Some suggestions have been made that the animals could be black foxes or pine martins but recent reports of sheep being mauled in several locations around the area have been described as being caused by something larger than a fox, according to one farmer.
There were 226 reported sightings of unexlpained cat-like animals in Scotland between 2003-2004.
If you have seen anything similar, contact us on 01671 404766 or email emma.barlow@gallowaygazette.com