Ya, it is hurting them for sure around here, I'm in northeast ohio. In the last month I've seen 'yotes at our scrap pile in the daylight 3 times. i've never seen one there in my 20 years. But 3 times this last month. They are taking easy food, running our farm roads and trying to gather up whatever they can....

To hunt them right now, set up near thich stuff. Yotes and their food source are in the most protected stuff they can find right now.... also set up where there is easy access to you, they don't wanna fight hard, they want a nice clear cut or something to come up. Good Luck!
-Jake