Joe
Ohio is one of the dumbest states in the country , you can use up to a 50 BMG to shoot yotes any time of year except during deer gun season when you have to use only the firearms that are legal for deer .
The point that i am trying to make is that you can use any RF , CF or shotgun to hunt yotes , most tend to stay in the 243 and below cal. to be more fur frendly . i use a 223 or a 22-250 for the most part but have used a 12ga. with #4 buck a time or 2 .
The biggest thing is to match the gun to the type of hunting you are going to do and the place that you are hunting . Just remember to think safety first .