Where I hunt is barren........
bar·ren (brn)
adj.
1.
a. Not producing offspring.
b. Incapable of producing offspring.
2. Lacking vegetation, especially useful vegetation.
3. Unproductive of results or gains; unprofitable: barren efforts. See Synonyms at futile.
4. Devoid of something specified: writing barren of insight. See Synonyms at empty.
5. Lacking in liveliness or interest.
n.
A tract of unproductive land, often with a scrubby growth of trees. Often used in the plural.
[Middle English barreine, from Old French brahaigne, perhaps of Germanic origin.]