I wouldn't get the 17 hmr for chucks here in Ohio they get huge and take multiple rounds to kill at short range
It took me and a friend 3 shots from his 17 hmr and 2 shots from my 22lr so you can see why people think it would be underpowered for yotes[&:]

get a 25-06 it will kill anything and if you feel like going to basically any state aroud ohio you can use it for deer