Roy Vail gives an interesting lecture

Roy Vail gives an interesting lecture and has lots of experiance growing stags. In fact has by far the best book on the subject. You can get it from Amazon I think. Or you can attend and he may have some for sale. No color photos but lots of B&W in the back. Several members of the Texas Gulf Coast Fern Society grown many different kinds of stags. I have gives a couple of presentations on dividing and remounting large clumps of stags. In general watering can be a problem. The best technique I've found is... as soon as the moss is completely dry, submerge the board in a large bucket of water untill it just stops bubling (about 5 to 10 seconds) then hang it back on the hook. If it's too hard to remove then, hose it down once for a few seconds, then go back to it a time or two again and hose it down again. Good air circulation is important, also give it as much light as you can without burning the fronds. http://www.tgcfernsoc.org/

Staghorns & Elkhorns

Care for these beautiful plants involves much the same approach as for native orchids. Regularly spraying or misting with water is essential, as is a dappled shade environment.
In the wild they are sheltered from strong prevailing winds and this should be replicated in cultivation. Also frost exposure should be avoided.

Staghorns and elkhorns

Ferns of distinction — home gardeners look to exotic ferns for impact.
Staghorns and elkhorns are some of the most amazing-looking plants, and despite their exotic appearance they are relatively easy to grow. The reason they look so different from most other plants is that they have adapted to survive in the treetops. Stags and elks are epiphytic, which means that they grow on trees.

Stags and elks have minimal root systems (just enough to anchor them to the tree) but they have adapted to catch leaves, debris and rainwater falling from above. Unlike most other plants, which absorb water and nutrients through their roots, these ferns can only survive if they capture sufficient quantities of moisture and nutrients from the surrounding air.

Staghorns

You can take a portion off with the green base and start it that way quite easily.heres the last one i propagated,with a twist. You can take that section and put it with some spagm moss in a pot or wire it together. They will grow easily

Propagating staghorns 2008

Propagating staghorns.
The Nature Conservation Act and Regulations is set out to conserve nature in Queensland, including native plants. The law protects all plants listed as rare or threatened, and some common plants which are harvested from the wild.Some of these include: orchids (all epiphytic species and some terrestrial species); cycads (all native species); epiphytic ferns (staghorns, elcorns, crows nest, tassel ferns and others); grasstrees (all native Xanthorrhoea species); lace plants ( all native Aponogeton species) and other native plant species listed as endangered, vulnerable or rare. Lisencing may be required if you plan on including any of the listed species in your site. Contact the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service in your regional area for details.