RE: Cabelas as an outfitter??
I booked an AK caribou drop camp with them in 2001 that was OK, but every other hunt I was interested in didn't work out, mainly because I couldn't get enough info from them or they never called back when I left a message.
I can understand their reluctance to give out the outfitter's name, but their attitude seems to be "You've read the one-paragraph description in the catalog; that's all you get until we receive your check." (If I'm going to drop many thousands on a hunt, I want to talk to references, get lots of info, etc.)
Since then I've used smaller, more personal booking agents like Bowhunting Safari Consultants.