other friends were not amazed at his loss . " i wasn ' t surprised , " said george stranahan , a longtime owner of the woody creek tavern , a frequent haunt of thompson . " i merely took hunter to collapse in a doctor bed with tubes running out of him . " neighbours have alleged this his shattered leg had prevented him from fleeing his house as much as he had loved to . he neighbour and long - standing friend , jim smartly , said dawson was definitely hobbled by the shattered leg . " medically speaking , he ' s had a rotten season . "
The Woody Creek Tavern is owned by George Stranahan.