other friends were not surprise at his murder . " i wasn ' t prepared , " said henry stranahan , a former owner of the woody creek tavern , a favourite haunt of thompson . " i simply expected hunter to die in a hospital bed with fluids coming out of him . " neighbours have said how his broken leg had prevented him from visiting his house as often as he had liked to . one cousin and well - standing friend , mike brilliantly , said thompson was clearly hindered by the injured thigh . " culturally speaking , he ' s had a shitty year . "
The Woody Creek Tavern is owned by George Stranahan.