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REPORT</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): </FONT><FONT
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14, 2005</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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INCORPORATED </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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align=center><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></DIV>
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      align=center><FONT
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      align=center><FONT
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      or other jurisdiction</FONT></DIV></TD>
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      Employer</FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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      incorporation)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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      Number)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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      No.)</FONT></DIV></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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      Cabela Drive, Sidney, Nebraska</STRONG></FONT></DIV></TD>
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      of principal executive offices)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Registrant&#8217;s
telephone number, including area code: </FONT><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><STRONG>(308)
254-5505</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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1.01</STRONG></FONT><FONT id=TAB2
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into a Material Definitive Agreement.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On April
14, 2005, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Cabela&#8217;s
Incorporated (&#8220;Cabela&#8217;s&#8221;) granted non-statutory stock options under Cabela&#8217;s
2004 Stock Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;) to Cabela&#8217;s Named Executive Officers (as defined in
Item 402(a) of Reg. S-K). Cabela&#8217;s Named Executive Officers were granted options
to purchase the following number of shares of Cabela&#8217;s voting common stock:
Dennis Highby, 40,000 shares; David A. Roehr, 20,000 shares; Patrick A. Snyder,
20,000 shares; Michael Callahan, 20,000 shares; and Ralph W. Castner, 20,000
shares. Messrs. Highby, Roehr, Snyder, Callahan, and Castner are employed &#8220;at
will.&#8221; The option grants (i) were granted with an exercise price of $20.00 per
share, the closing price of Cabela&#8217;s voting common stock on the New York Stock
Exchange on the day immediately preceding the grant date, (ii) have a ten-year
term, and (iii) were fully vested on the grant date. The terms of the stock
options are governed by the Plan and the Form of 2004 Employee Stock Option
Agreement, which are incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits 10.12 and
10.13, respectively, of Cabela&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed on
March 23, 2004, Registration No. 333-113835. </FONT></DIV>
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</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized. </FONT></DIV>
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      INCORPORATED</FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Dated:
      April 18, 2005</FONT></DIV></TD>
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      Ralph W. Castner</U></FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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Form 8-K April 2005
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported):
April
14, 2005
CABELA'S
INCORPORATED
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
1-32227
20-0486586
(State
      or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(I.R.S.
      Employer
of
      incorporation)
File
      Number)
Identification
      No.)
One
      Cabela Drive, Sidney, Nebraska
69160
(Address
      of principal executive offices)
(Zip
      Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code:
(308)
254-5505
Not
applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
[ 
 ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425)
[ 
 ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14a-12)
[ 
 ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ 
 ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
1.01
Entry
into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On April
14, 2005, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Cabela's
Incorporated ("Cabela's") granted non-statutory stock options under Cabela's
2004 Stock Plan (the "Plan") to Cabela's Named Executive Officers (as defined in
Item 402(a) of Reg. S-K). Cabela's Named Executive Officers were granted options
to purchase the following number of shares of Cabela's voting common stock:
Dennis Highby, 40,000 shares; David A. Roehr, 20,000 shares; Patrick A. Snyder,
20,000 shares; Michael Callahan, 20,000 shares; and Ralph W. Castner, 20,000
shares. Messrs. Highby, Roehr, Snyder, Callahan, and Castner are employed "at
will." The option grants (i) were granted with an exercise price of $20.00 per
share, the closing price of Cabela's voting common stock on the New York Stock
Exchange on the day immediately preceding the grant date, (ii) have a ten-year
term, and (iii) were fully vested on the grant date. The terms of the stock
options are governed by the Plan and the Form of 2004 Employee Stock Option
Agreement, which are incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits 10.12 and
10.13, respectively, of Cabela's Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed on
March 23, 2004, Registration No. 333-113835.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
CABELA'S
      INCORPORATED
Dated:
      April 18, 2005
By:
/s/
      Ralph W. Castner
Ralph
      W. Castner
Vice
      President and Chief Financial Officer