[3] He was also described as "a vocal supporter of the National Rifle Association of America" and a hunter who decorated his home with taxidermic wildlife.

[4] Born in Chappell, Nebraska, Cabela and his father, who were both of Italian heritage, went to Chicago to purchase items for the family furniture store back home.

He and wife, Mary, built a customer base and created a small mimeographed catalog to offer more fishing gear.

[7] From 1961, the Cabelas, Dick, his wife Mary, and his brother James, created a catalog business with annual revenues of over US$3 billion, featuring stores in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin, and shipping goods and 120 million catalogs each year to all 50 states and many foreign nations.

[8] Additionally, the business inspired the creation of a financial institution and credit card issuer called the Worlds Foremost Bank.