BMZ 1: Permit quota of 200 issued with a harvest quota of 20 bears. BMZ 2: Permit quota of 150 issued with a harvest quota of 15 bears. BMZ 3: Permit quota of 50 issued with a harvest quota of 5 bears. Quota information will be updated no later than midnight on each day of the black bear hunting season. If a BMZ-specific harvest quota is met, the season for that BMZ will be closed. If harvest quotas are not reached, the season will close at the end of the 10 designated hunting days. Applications for bear hunting permits can be submitted from May 1-31 online at mdc.mo.gov/buypermits, through MDC's free MO Hunting app, through a permit vendor, or by calling 1-800-392-4115.