`Dawson' star heads deep in heart of Texas

Poor little Dawson is really up the creek.

As you read this, teen dreamboat James Van Der Beek is beingshipped off to Calgary, Canada, where he will be stripped of everyshred of his pampered movie star existence.

To prep for the upcoming film "Texas Rangers," the "Dawson'sCreek" hottie will do a week of boot camp with equally hunky co-starDylan McDermott ("The Practice") and taskmaster/ director SteveMiner."I've got to butch these guys up a bit," said Miner during a phoneinterview from the Skywalker Ranch, where he is editing his summerfilm. "I'm going to make James and Dylan hunt for food. They willdig in the earth for grub. And whether it's rain or shine, …