I can name a few hunters who are also celebrites that are truely experts in their field:

Bob Foulkrod (archery)
Randy Ulmer (archery)
Chuck Adams (archery)
Rob Keck (Pres NWTF)
Fred Zink (prob the best goose hunter alive)
Field Hudnall (two time world champ goose caller made celeb by Zink)
...infact most waterfowl pros save those flyway highway schmoes....
How about Tom Nelson... American Archer



Now how about some other well known pro hunters... why are they there?

David Morris (owns Tecomate and El Cazador Ranch) Great guy... knowledgeable.... but he is a scientist because of his tricked out Labratory... not because he is Eienstein.
Michael Waddell.... he is an amazing turkey hunter I'll give him that any day.... but he was on the right team at the right time... thats why he is where he is..... nothing againest him...
Bill Jordan (expert businessman) The man is a genius... put your product on everything and make it fashionable..... but he is the camo guy.... a good hunter sure.... but I don't think he is world class.
Craig Boddington (Colonel, USMC, ret.) I enjoy his periodicals and books, and he is certainly knowledgable about firearms and Africa, but he was a Marine by profession. He is good in front of the camera, and has a talent for writing.... does that make him a world class hunter in his own right... no.