You must be referring to Deer Area 1021 Clarkston. It doesn't give you much room past the city limits, but there is one register/sign in to hunt farm off the Peola Rd (128) just before you get to McGuire Gulch. It's really heavily hunted though for both deer and upland with it's proximity to town. And yes, it's barren and open land. Going to be a really tough hunt unless you get lots of early snow to drive the deer down towards town. I would hold out and hunt it between Christmas and New Years if you can.