SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - From October 18-27 Missouri will have its first-ever black bear hunting season. “There’s never been a regulated bear hunting season in Missouri,” said Missouri Department of Conservation Media Specialist Francis Skalicky. “The last time people were hunting bears in Missouri, the state was still being settled. " During May when applications were being taken the MDC received 6,335 requests for one of the 400 permits that.