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I'm doing the same hunt, leaving on Aug. 14th.  Check the forum archives on here.  I've spent many hours reading through them, and still haven't read everything that's been posted.  You'll be able to answer most of your questions there, and find some things that you may not have considered.

In short, though:  Go north of the Brooks Range, as the caribou usually don't head south until later in the fall.  From what I've read, there seems to be little difference in going east or west of the highway.  (Though I'm up for corrections if I'm wrong!)  As for the walking, it's flat, but it's sometimes wet, marshy ground and is covered with hummocks, tussocks, or whatever you call them.  Basically, there are lots of little humps on the ground on which it is easy to roll an ankle.  

Message Thread:

• caribou on the dalton bayouhunter Jul 28 2005
  • Mapping site that might help BamaBBQ1 Jul 30 2005
  • floats TradBow Jul 29 2005
  • No cake walk alaskawild338 Jul 29 2005
  • Raft on the Sag? B_M Jul 29 2005
    • Floating the Sag Dangus42 Jul 31 2005
    • nope akhunter02 Jul 29 2005
  • Check the archives B_M Jul 28 2005
    • Little hummocks??? TradBow Jul 28 2005
    • Dalton Bou akhunter02 Jul 28 2005