The Maryland Marine Properties WMA is a great place to watch boats go by. Recreational craft join fishing, crabbing and other work boats sailing in and out of the adjacent Pocomoke River in southeastern Somerset County. Mostly marshlands with forests, forested wetlands and fields, this 1,130 acre tract supports the unique ecology along the mouth of a great river entering the Chesapeake Bay. What To See Osprey nesting on channel marker buoys delight visitors with their fishing skills, plucking fish from the waters of Pocomoke Sound. Vast fields of bright yellow sunflowers, planted as food for wintering doves and songbirds, catch the eye of hikers on the trails. What To Do Hikers, all terrain bicyclists and bird-watchers will find hours of diversion as they head down the 1.5 mile trail toward Pocomoke Sound. Deer hunting is excellent as is hunting for cottontail rabbits, mourning doves, bobwhite quail, woodcock and gray squirrels. Limited waterfowl hunting is possible on the marsh. Fur trapping is permitted by a yearly lease. The waters yield plenty of crabs, croaker, sea trout, bluefish and rockfish from the shoreline. Maryland Marine Properties WMA is located in southeastern Somerset County off of Back Shelltown Road. From U.S. Route 13, take MD 667 west to Back Shelltown Road and Maryland Marine Properties WMA. Marked parking areas are located off Back Shelltown Road. Boat access is available at Shelltown and Rumbly Point public boat ramps. For additional information, contact the Wellington Wildlife Office at (410) 543-8223.