be advised the woods near yew are lousy with hundreds of shadowpack wolves. if you are rather careful and a bit lucky they can be hunted. it's very easy however to draw down a herd of them if you move about carelessly. a person can fight a pair of the run of the mill wolves or a single leader in a standup fight. more than that is really not good. no magic or firey breath etc just good ol fang and claw. long sharp fangs and claws applied with real enthusiasm. did i mention they scoot like they are hopped up on speed.
turn the hides in the the lt. in the guard post just south of the abbey. pretty much the same deal as doing a guard quest for loot.
dunno if they are going to be around for long so enjoy while it lasts.