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Last year I joked that the only reason Josh Beckett stages his annual Beckett Bowl event for charity is because the Red Sox front office turned down his request for a celebrity hunting tourney. ("Josh, just like we told Wakefield and Timlin, you can't kill animals for charity. Sorry.")

Either the joke is on me, or he reads the blog, because that is exactly what Josh is doing.

This Sunday, November 9th, through the 11th, Josh and his regular huntin' buddy Rusty Baker are hosting his first annual "Celebrity Invitational Hunt for Charity" at Josh's Herradura Ranch in Cotulla, Texas.

All of the meat harvested from the hunt will go to Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry, and the proceeds from entry fees and sponsorships will go to Show of Support and other charities. Perennial Beckett buds Kevin Fowler and Roger Creager will be there as well, and will provide a "campfire acoustic singalong". I assume there will be lots of Bud Light involved.

Naturally, Jon Lester will also be there to partake in the fun.

Rusty Baker (middle) and Josh pose like rockstars with a private jet... and some random dude.

And so I present to you the Huntin' Josh action figure, complete with camo gear, boots and optional cowboy hat and dip can.

Comments (22)

[ Ian ] says:
on November 7, 2008 4:12 PM

I'm pretty sure PETA isn't happy about this.

[ JD ] says:
on November 7, 2008 4:47 PM

Bill Engvall? Man, JB sure rolls with some rough riders!

[ Texas Gal ] says:
on November 7, 2008 4:49 PM

I'm pretty sure PETA isn't happy about anything.

[ Piney61 ] says:
on November 7, 2008 6:13 PM

Why am I not surprised that Jon Lester is going too?

I do wonder how PETA would react if they got a donation from this event...methinks they will not be too thrilled

[ Jane ] says:
on November 7, 2008 6:27 PM

"My redneck past keeps nipping at my heels..."

Oh, how I love everything about this event. I'm going to need some pictures.

[ Karen ] says:
on November 7, 2008 8:28 PM

I'm hoping there will be pictures. As much as I love watching him pitch and love his looks, the redneck scares me.
Shouldn't Lester be planning a wedding? Less than 2 months away, January 9th.

[ Maggie ] says:
on November 7, 2008 9:40 PM

I know Jon's like Josh's protege ... but really? Really?!

[ Meghan ] says:
on November 8, 2008 12:16 AM

I hope there is a big photo gallery. And I love that it's sponsored by Bud.

And if Lester and his fiance are like a lot of the couples I know, his role in planning involves saying "Sure, that sounds fine" a lot, which can be done by cell phone from the tournament.

[ E. Latella ] says:
on November 8, 2008 6:29 AM

I don't think it is right to hunt charity. Are they going to shoot it when they find it?

[ Texas Gal ] says:
on November 8, 2008 11:19 AM

Charity makes a tasty jerky.

[ Jai/MoonstarMA ] says:
on November 8, 2008 11:30 AM

I wonder if Jonny is going to put to use all of the good tips he picked up from Joshie during the Beckett Boot Camp during the last off season. 'Cause lord knows someone else didn't!
This event is SOOO Josh. Can't wait to see pics.

[ jules ] says:
on November 8, 2008 1:16 PM

I'm pretty sure PETA isn't happy about anything.

hahaha

This is great--sooooooooooooo Josh. I have to see photos.

I don't have a problem with a hunt for charity. I think it's great that Beckett is doing something that helps people and yet is so *him*. (then again I grew up in a family of hunters and guns)

[ fc ] says:
on November 8, 2008 3:43 PM

Jon with a gun.
That's kind of scary. Scary awesome.

[ amelia ] says:
on November 8, 2008 9:57 PM

I like how the only time Josh looks genuinely happy is when he's with a dead deer.
D:

[ Angie ] says:
on November 8, 2008 11:54 PM

Beckett smiling is still so strange and foreign to me.

[ Jessi ] says:
on November 9, 2008 12:31 AM

Glad to see Jon is following in Josh's footsteps. I'm hoping to see tons of pics.

Amelia - just read your comment, couldn't stop laughing. So true!

[ starr4 ] says:
on November 9, 2008 12:40 PM

I SOOOOOO want to go!!! I don't hunt, don't like hunting, lean toward PETA principles and yet, the thought of being surrounded by all those tall, hefty, redneck men....

Swoon!

[ Amy ] says:
on November 9, 2008 12:47 PM

So glad JPB is getting his 1st annual hunt for charity in! : ) My co-worker Dave would love this - he takes off work all the time to go hunting!

[ Liz ] says:
on November 9, 2008 7:45 PM

I think Josh Beckett is cute as can be but someone really needs to tell him that that hat is too small for his head :)

[ Texas Gal ] says:
on November 9, 2008 10:44 PM

I think Beckett's cranium is so large, any hat looks tiny perched on top.

[ Kelly ] says:
on November 11, 2008 2:32 PM

Yeah, if he wore a wider cowboy hat like that guy in the middle it would look better. I bet they had a lot of fun

[ Joe ] says:
on November 13, 2008 9:38 AM

There is a picture of the buck that Rusty got on his website

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