Thank's for the concern
I was pretty worried when I first got him home but after getting him cleaned up I knew he would be ok. He is pretty torn up though 4 gashes/punctures through the skin with muscle visible, both ears scratched up one with one missing a small chunk, and numerous other nasty cuts and abrasions.
The fight woke my neighbor up at 4:30 am his words "It sounded like somethin was f----n dying" I have been out hunting but no luck.

I can only hope whatever it was took at least as much of whoopin
pretty sure Bristol was fightin for his life.

Not sure abought wild animals but without antibiotics cuts like that on a domestic animal would become infected and probably cause a slow painfull demise.

He is a total pain in the butt now (day 8) confined to house,wearing the cone,full of energy and cannot get wet or dirty .