other inhabitants were not surprised at his death . " i wasn ' t surprised , " said george stranahan , a longtime owner of the woody creek tavern , a favourite favourite of dawson . " i never predicted hunter to die in a hospital bed with tubes running out of him . " neighbours have said how his breaking leg had prevented him from leaving his house as often as he had liked to . one cousin and left - standing friend , jim cleverly , stated thompson was apparently hobbled by the broken foot . " medically enough , he ' s had a wonderful year . "
The Woody Creek Tavern is owned by George Stranahan.